Where did the time go....?

As I sat out on my back deck today,

in the sunshine,

wearing a sleeveless shirt,

face turning pink,

legs hopelessly pale...

I thought

"Where the heck did the summer go?"

I mean,

really!

Seems like just yesterday I was putting a load 

of sweaters away in the cedar chest....

And,

Holy Cow,

Halloween is over,

and Day light savings time

(does it really save anything?)

will be gone this weekend, right?

Well,

get ready...

here comes

the rain...

and the fog

and the snow...

But 

for 

today....

I have a 

pink face,

and a warm body...

smiles

Fushia Flower Power....

I know...

it's a little out of season...

but I love the color.

Thanksgiving was a blast.

I enjoyed the conversations...

the food...

the colors...

the lights....

the parades...

the football even...

But I need just a breath of spring...

I am full bore...

working all day each day on

Christmas Gifts.

I love to do it.

Most years I simply do not have the time.

This year,

I have much more time than money....

so when I thought of writing today..

all I could think about was

SUNSHINE

and

LOLLIPOPS

and

RAINBOWS

(is that Dobie Gillis?)

So this is the image for me today...

Hmmmm.

I think I'll sing just a bit now...

smiles.

Opps....
I'm sorry...

I didn't mean to leave you out....

"Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,



Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together,


Brighter than a lucky penny,


When you're near the rain cloud disappears, dear,.....

And I feel so fine just to know that you are mine.

Surprise!

What's that strange growl emanating from my throat?

That mucus laden croak that sounds strangely like me?

What is that pain in my sinuses that nothing can touch?

Fiddle-dee-dee...

It's the "takes forever to get over cough"

that seems to sweeping the land....

No one is immune, from what I have seen.

Men, women and children all croaking weakly.....

Now, the details of this ailment need not be reproduced for

"the delicate reader"....

but suffice to say, strange things have surfaced.

Coughs creep in from dark recesses to take me to my knees.

aches and pains are mostly treated with my favorite standby,

BC powders and a Diet Coke to wash it down.

But the coughing in the middle of the night is making me weak during the day.

I am sick of being sick.

We have cancelled our trip to visit my father-in-law, because we are

both dealing with this......blob of mucus.

Thank goodness for sunshine, blue skies, please don't go away...

My cough sounds like a bowl of rough ground clay....

(sorry)

Sunflowers.....FUN!

My goodness....

what a wonderful time of the year.

How perfect the sunflower is....

It feeds my neighborhood birds...

It makes me smile,

It it architecturally challenging...

it is photographically generous....

it feeds the soul...

Smiles!

Sweet Summer Sunshine!

I love summer!

Always have.....

I even like to sweat a bit.....

not from hot flashes,

but from hot summer sunshine.

I love the products of summer,

Sunflowers,

Suntans,

Sunny smiles,

Super Swimming pools,

the smell of suntan lotion (Coppertone)

Silly sassy swimsuits on little girls,

Super Squirt guns in little boys hands,

I love summer!

I went over to our neighborhood pool this morning

and put up all the umbrellas.....

not because it was hot,

but just because I like how it looked.

I love summer!