I Like Thursday #116

Welcome to my 116th I Like Thursday post.  Every week a group of bloggers, encouraged by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color share things that we are grateful for, make us laugh, smile, or bring joy.

Remember my picture of the ditch and the daylilies that were growing?

This is what it looked like a few days ago, and now it is a mass of orange. 

The bright orange just makes you happy. 

I saw this red truck and it made me smile. It is solar and lights up.  I love garden ornaments.  No I did not buy it. 

I saw a pug purse and thought of my pugalicious friend Nancy, Mother of Pugs. 

My garden clogs have had a lot of wear and they finally cracked.  I still wear them, but I also made sure I had another pair waiting in the wings.

My porch garden is growing and getting a wee bit out of hand.  I have loads of grape tomatoes.

That are still green.  :D

A couple of weeks ago Sally shared pictures of a water lily and what I was told is called a North American Lotus.  I like my challenge quilt I made years ago where I took a picture of the lotus, I don't know if I ever shared it. 

I pixilated the picture and then sewed a lot of 1 inch blocks together.  I quilted it with circles going out from the lotus. 

I like having a pool, even though it can be a lot of work.  This afternoon I laid on a pool float, just staring at the water glinting off of the underside of the leaves in the trees, the sunshine shining through the leaves making them look like stained glass, listening to the birdsong, and thought whatever is going on outside of my space has been left at the edge of the driveway, and I just feel contented and at peace. 

Earlier, Bobbin and I took a little drive to get a burger.  Bobbin got a couple of fries, I let her break her diet, but just a wee bit.  We then went and I had a frozen custard, she got a little lick, but again I am trying to keep her healthy and on her strict little diet.

I like this artist that I came across, with social media I always don't remember who shared.

Stephen Towns

I like this group called the Lucky Chops.  They have a great backstory too.

Finally my book picks for the week.  I read The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell.  I was intrigued with the book because I visited the Keenewa Peninsula and Calumet, Michigan about 13 years ago.  At one time the area was rich in copper and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States.  The book is a fictional account of Annie Clements (America's Joan of Arc)  and the Copper Country Mine Strike, which culminated in the Italian Hall Disaster in December of 1913. 

I am currently reading The Chicken Culprit by Vikki Walton. 

Anne Fremont has moved to Carolan Springs, Colorado after a devastating divorce.  Her next door neighbor is found dead on his compost heap and another neighbor Kandi Jenkins has been accused of the murder.  Menopause, murder, and a new town make for a great read so far.

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