Friday, October 15, 2010

What's Up Today?

Today, is my dear Aunt Joan's birthday!  It's one of the decade one's.  I wish I could have been with her and given her a hug today.  I love you Aunt Joan!  When I was a kid, I called my Aunt Joan, Fanny Farkle.  I don't know why.  I called my momma, Lady Fish during the same time period.  They were both good sports.  Forgive me if I've told you that before. 

Today, I found out that my dear friend Catherine became a great-grandmother again (for the second time) yesterday -- on every body's birthday.  I believe she said they named the little girl child Hailey.  Very pretty.  I told her if she ever forgot when the little one's birthday was, I'd be able to help out. 

Today, I helped my dear momma with her yard sale.  It would have been my yard sale too, if I had ever gotten my rear in gear and gathered up some things to sell, but I didn't.  The weather was wonderful for being outdoors!  I took photos of the tree I was sitting under. 















And of a plant that has cool purple berries and chartruse leaves every fall.  I should know the name of it by now, but I don't.  I saw a feral cat who had a heart shaped pattern on her side (I kid you not!), but I couldn't get a shot of it.  I'm taking my camera back tomorrow and hoping that she'll come back while we're selling again. 










At lunch, I found a heart shaped Lay's potato chip.














Later, during a slow period, I took a little walk around momma's yard.  They had had to cut a tree down earlier in the spring.  There were parts of the trunk cut into three large pieces.  As I got closer to it, I could see that it was hollow in the center of the tree.  I had forgotten that.  I went to each end and looked inside.  One end of one piece was heart shaped!  I went around to the other end, it was a different shape on that end. 












As I walked back to the heart shaped end, coming around the side, I noticed that from the side, the heart shape looks like a butterfly.  So, now, I see both at the same time.  Can you see both, or only one?  Which one?

3 comments:

Anyes said...

Sharon, lots of Libras in your life ;-)
I love the colours, in Texas! I can totally see both heart and butterfly shape, very neat!

Tracey said...

I can see both, too! Hearts certainly find their ways to you - it's gotta be a good thing :-). It was a beautiful day here in the OH, too - I'm loving that purple berry bush.

The McClendons said...

I laughed out loud when I read that you call Aunt Joan Fanny Farkle. I am going to call her that the next time I talk to her...for her birthday I sent her the 7Up Series, have you heard of it? If not, google it. I hope she likes them, but if she doesn't, maybe she will give them to you because I know you will! Sometimes she tells me the stuff I like is too "high falutin." Fanny Farkle.