Bumble on Zinnia

Flower in the Garden

Autumn Moon

Generational

The Dahlia photos I posted this month are from bulbs 

which have been in the owner's family for generations!

Autumnal Equinox TODAY!

4:02pmET                3:02pmCT                1:02pmPT

Today = International Day of Peace

Freedom

There be Pirates here!

💖💖💖 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PUDDLE!!! 💖💖💖

It's here.

Via Meteorologist Sean Parker:  Sky look a little hazy/smokey? Smoke (brown blobs on the black map) from fires west of us has found its way into the northeast. Map source: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg

Wind Power

Ducks in a Row

Evasive Moon

Almost time to put away the boats

Flocking Up!

Q: Why are there more geese 
on one side of a V than on the other?

Q: What did the second goose in the V 
say to the lead goose?

Post your guesses and I'll reveal the Answers today!

In loving memory of my grandniece Jillian

Jillian was struck by a car one year ago today and ultimately did not survive.

Next Monday, I am going to visit Jillian's grave with her Mom.

💜 All For Love 💜

Unicorn Cake!

                   Grandad: "Grammie is going to have a birthday. We should get her a cake."

                 Grandson (age 4): "With trains on it!"

                 Grandad: "Would you like trains on your birthday cake?"

                 Grandson: "Yeah!"

                 Grandad: "What do you think Grammie would like on her birthday cake?"

                 Grandson (thoughtfully): "Probably unicorns."

 As soon as I heard it, I thought how I wasn't even going to have a cake 

(I don't mind a little cake with my ice cream ;-) )

but suddenly a cake became a must, with a unicorn on top!

Oh my gosh, I love that bright, sweet little boy!! 💜

So, I actually got that very unicorn

but you'll need to picture it 

on a chocolate cake with raspberry filling

and maybe some rainbow piping or sprinkles on top.  

Plus!  I got unicorn headbands for the grands to wear at the party.  

LOL!  Can't wait!! 😃

Ahhhh

Dahlia

Double Yolk! Local eggs are fresh; shop local.

74 Wildfires Burning in Western States...!!!

That photo is just a sweet bonfire by the lake.  The fires in the west are not so pretty!  Have a look:

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Watching Irma

So, have you been following news of the hurricane in the Atlantic?  

This could be as bad as Houston, in many ways.  Check out these graphics, then meet me below.

Latest satellite image: "Here's lookin' at you, kid."

So, the 5th largest Category 5 hurricane on record is marching across the Caribbean, and it is still intensifying.  If it increases by just 5mph, it will tie with the strongest hurricane in recorded history, Hurricane Allen in 1980.  In the first graphic it looks like the darn thing is going to go into the Gulf of Mexico, where the waters are extra warm and the result cannot be good.  But, there are two Highs that may cause the hurricane to turn.  It could very well rake through Florida and beyond.  That is, at the moment, the most likely scenario.  But there are other possibilities too.  We'll know a lot more as each day passes.  Meanwhile, here is a very helpful video that explains it well.  Mind you, this is already slightly outdated.  I think a turn out to sea is now off the table.  But this definitely bears watching.  And keep saving your pennies.  Send half to flooded people and half to people fighting fires (Montana and more).  I sure wish we could share weather as needed!

Levi Cowan on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l30eClrQtCA&t=9s

More from Levi Cowan:  https://www.tropicaltidbits.com

Live Webcam on St. Barth (Gustavia): http://st-barth.com/livecam3.html

Labor Day 2017

Labor Day 1917

Who started Labor Day?

https://carlanthonyonline.com/2012/09/03/mcguire-or-maguire-who-fathered-labor-day/

The Real Rosie

For many decades, the woman who inspired the Rosie the Riveter poster was misidentified as Geraldine Hoff Doyle.  However, Naomi Parker-Fraley is the REAL Rosie, and this wasn't known until last year when she turned 95.

http://people.com/celebrity/rosie-the-riveter-meet-the-woman-who-inspired-the-iconic-poster/

Let's Go Sailing!

Hallo September! (Autumn's in the Air) ...

(...unless you're in California, where you have record breaking 109F!)

Bye August!

50+ inches of Rain!

They had to invent new colours for the map!

My apologies that I seem to have missed a post for the 30th!!  

(Until now.)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/29/harvey-marks-the-most-extreme-rain-event-in-u-s-history/?utm_term=.7f001a636dce

Playtime!

The Neutral Stance

~ lifted from my friend Angie's Facebook post

Granddaughters

Good Luck, Texas!

One more LMM quote...

Blue Jay

Even then!

It's true

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE TODAY!

Be sure to note today's eclipse, 

even if you're not in the totality area.  

Where I am in Vermont, we'll see about 60% eclipse.  How about you?  And remember to wear your solar eclipse glasses!! 

If you miss out this time, take heart.  The eclipse on Tuesday 8 April 2024 will also be a total solar eclipse for parts of the USA.  It will be my first total solar eclipse since 2 October 1959.  I was four years old then, in Boston, and it was overcast.

NASA says, of 2024...

The totality path will cross northern Vermont (including Burlington), southern Canada (including Montreal), northern New Hampshire and a large swath of northern Maine. It will peak mid-afternoon.
Like today's eclipse, this one will also be visible across the continental U.S., with Carbondalle, Illinois, being the lucky city seeing total solar eclipses in both 2017 and 2024.

How to Watch the Solar Eclipse Like a 1960s School Kid

TIME/LIFE article:  http://time.com/3737424/solar-eclipse/

Man who burned a hole in his retina (in 20 seconds!) while peering at an eclipse as a teen
http://whdh.com/news/man-who-burned-retina-looking-at-1960s-eclipse-warns-about-upcoming-eclipse/