cody bear’s friends

hey everybody! where are your mad lib words???

i’m not loving being at work right now, i have to say. the project i’m working on is all screwed up. i’d rather be home with my dog. cody bear was acting very listless these last two mornings. i hope he’s ok.

here he is pretending to be a cow…

he’s a grazer! especially when he’s nervous. if we’re on a walk and dogs start barking at him, he will instantly start ripping grass out of the ground as we pass it. which will of course upset his problem stomach.

in the back yard when he’s running h.o.p. (hell on paws) he likes to stop suddenly, look at me like “try to STOP me!” grabs a mouthful of grass and takes off at top speed. he’s crazy. that’s my guy.

the previous mystery plant game was fun.  if you’re new to the site, see here and here.

this plant was given to me as partial payment for the website i am working on that i mentioned before.  they’re an organic farm and friends of mine.  i’ll do their web-site and they were going to pay me with vegetables.  well, THIS plant is one of my top five favorite plants and i have always wanted one!

what is the EXACT name of this mystery plant????

our past winner was livingisdetail. and i think she was content with her prize….

look what i found when i went to volunteer this morning:

babies.  i don’t know what kind of duckies they are.  i’m not a ducky expert.

i’m super excited with my new client: a local organic farm!  they’re friends of mine and i am so glad they finally decided to do a website!  their veg are amazingly delicious and diverse!

i love their farm and i wish they would adopt me and cody bear.  it would be great to quit my job, pack up our stuff and move to their beautiful land, about an hour outside of town.

truthfully, cody bear is a city dog. i don’t know if he would last very long in the wildlands.  for him….off leash, without a bag of yummies sans tweezers and filtered water is wildlands. but i digress….

look forward to pictures of herbs, chunky root veggies, crisp leafy greens and succulent fruits!

i’m bored at work today, so i am starting this new blog tradition.  PLEASE PARTICIPATE.

get ready to rock cody bear’s first mad lib thursday!

here’s how it works:

i have a story, you guys leave me some words, i will plug them into the places i have determined that need to be replaced.

i pick the best set, or combos of sets and put it into my tiny story, and poof….our first mad lib!

here’s what i need: 

7 verbs

1 noun (a type of container)

2 nouns

4 adjectives

2 adverbs

look! you’re already brushing up on your basic grammar skills.

ok. let’s do this!

 took the canon to my friend’s organic farm to get some shots of veg!  i am going to do their website and they’re going to pay me with vegetables!

they have tasty organic veg.  my favs: their chards. YUM.  the okra.  the cucumbers. the tomatoes. the garlic.  the turnips.  it is all so yummy!

and pretty.  eat your veggies….they’re pretty!

more from yesterday’s photo trip:

apricot blossoms! the bees were all over those flowers. i was standing under the trees and they would fly in and out of the frame constantly. the buzzing was more comforting than scary. though i will admit: if cody bear had been there, i would have been nervous he might get stung. but the bees ignored me and the blossoms were so pretty!

with hovering bee…

hi…

today was how a saturday should be. i had the BEST day. wanna know what went down?

as i mentioned earlier, i met my friend m, a most wonderful and talented photographer, and we went on a road trip to a friend’s farm and to some fields of wild flowers.

we arrive at our friend’s and just seeing her and her super nice husband was great. then she sat us down, made us tea and handed us some locally made honey, gave us bowls of fresh fruit salad (crisp and sweet) and chocolate chip cookies.

it was delicious. and we just sat in her light and comfy country home talking about ….stuff.

it was a beautiful day and we were surrounded by poppies!

surrounded…

chickens….

eggs…

more pictures later, but back to the great saturday…

we spent hours in the car, but she is great company. i was exhausted when we got back to town so, what’s better on a saturday? nap time. curled up in bed with cat and dog and had the coziest snooze. took dog to play date with a very silly poodle named coco. then a bike ride to a friend’s house for some chatter, followed by a great dog walk with my wonderful cody bear!

then off to the bar for some chips and salsa and irish beer. so, here i am. saturday is over, but i’m still appreciating it.

i LOVE weekends!