Hot and Humid, June 30, 2020

Our World Tuesday and All Seasons

Our Summers in the southeastern United States are hot and humid, but our Lilies seem to be loving it!

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 28, 2020

Day Lily

Double Day Lily

Tiger Lily

I hope you have a wonderful week!

I am linking today with Our World Tuesday and All Seasons

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Willy Nilly Friday, June 26, 2020

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Floral Friday Fotos, The Weekend in Black and White,
and on Saturday, Saturday's Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

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1. Favorite Photo of the Week

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA

Bees are visiting the Phlox at the end of my porch. I wish you could smell the lovely Phlox aroma!

2. Goats (The Weekend in Black and White)

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, June 9, 2020

When I saw these black and white goats, I knew it would be a fun photo for The Weekend in Black and White!

3. Double Day Lily (Floral Friday Fotos)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 22, 2020

I have a lot of common Day Lilies, but only a few of these double ones.

4. Muskrat (Saturday's Critters)

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, June 9, 2020

Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus, a semi-aquatic mammal native to North America.

5. Titmouse (I'd Rather B Birdin')

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 13, 2020

The Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor, is a common bird in the eastern half of the United States.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Thankful Thursday, June 25, 2020

Thankful Thursday and Little Things Thursday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 22, 2020

I am thankful for home-grown cucumbers!
I picked the first cucumber of the season on Monday: eight ounces of crispy crunch for our salads!

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA June 25, 2020

And this morning's cucumber weighted slightly more: nine ounces. Later in the Summer, the vines should be producing faster, and I will have enough to make pickles.

Have a blessed day!

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Great Blue Heron, June 24, 2020

Wild Bird Wednesday and My Corner of the World

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Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, June 12, 2020

Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias.

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Willy Nilly Friday, June 19, 2020

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Sky Watch Friday, Weekend Reflections,
and on Saturday, Saturday's Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

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1. Clouds (Sky Watch Friday)

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, June 17, 2020

We have had beautiful blue skies this week with fluffy white clouds.

The crop in the field is Winter Wheat, ready for harvesting. Then the farmer will probably plant soybeans (to be harvested in November).

2. Babies on the Porch!

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 11, 2020

I have been very careful when watering one of the hanging baskets on my porch.

A pair of Carolina Wrens raised their babies there!
I saw two, but could get a photo of only one.
Now that they have flown, I can stop just misting the plant and give it a really good drink of water!

3. What I am Reading

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 19, 2020

I am enjoying the Secrets of Wayfarers Inn series of books.

A brief summary from the back of the first book "Family Secrets."

4. Anole (Saturday's Critters)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 10, 2020

I found a Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis, enjoying its insect lunch in a flower pot on my porch!

5. Green Heron (I'd Rather B Birdin' and Weekend Reflections)

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, June 15, 2020

a Green Heron, Butorides virescens,...

stalking its prey, and then suddenly...

… a dinner of fresh-caught fish!

Have a wonderful day!

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Thankful Thursday, June 18, 2020

Thankful Thursday and Little Things Thursday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 5, 2020

I am thankful for homemade Cappuccino Mix!

I have had this recipe for years, and do not remember where I found it. But I have seen similar recipes on the Internet that use more instant coffee granules (3/4 cup instead of 2/3 cup), so if you want a stronger coffee flavor use the larger amount.

Cappuccino Mix
1 cup powdered non-dairy coffee creamer
1 cup instant hot cocoa mix
2/3 cup instant coffee granules
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Mix all ingredients together. Makes one and a half pints. Store in an airtight container. Use 3 or 4 spoonsful (or more) per coffee cup of hot water. Number of servings will depend on the size of your coffee cup!

Have a blessed day!

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Mockingbird, June 17, 2020

Wild Bird Wednesday and My Corner of the World

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, June 15, 2020

Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, a singer of sweet songs!

For more information: All About Birds: Mockingbird

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, June 2020

The northeast corner of Mississippi, USA, zone 7b

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American Goldfinch, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA

There is nothing more pleasant than walking out in the garden in the early morning before the day gets hot and being greeted by a chorus of birdsong. It gets the day started off right! Feed the birds!

Now on to the flowers...

Linden Tree, Tilia.

Most of my Day Lilies have finished blooming, but I still have a couple to show.

I am sorry that I don't remember their exact names.

Spiderwort

Gardenia

One of my roses is putting on a second flush of blooms!

Phlox

And in the vegetable garden...

… Cucumbers!

And then there is this: a mushroom doing its impersonation of a flower bud opening!

But my prettiest blooms opened at the end of May, halfway between Bloom Days...

Monarch Butterfly on Butterfly Weed, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 31, 2020

Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa.

Have a wonderful week!

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Willy Nilly Friday, June 12, 2020

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Sky Watch Friday, Floral Friday Fotos,
and on Saturday, Saturday's Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

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1. Blue Sky (Sky Watch Friday)

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, June 11, 2020

Thursday was a very pleasant day with sunny skies, a high temperature of 82F (28C), and a brisk breeze.

2. Garden Update: Tomatoes

Prentiss, County, Mississippi, USA, June 11, 2020

'Sweet 100' plants make small red cherry tomatoes. These are almost big enough to be getting ripe! They are indeterminate tomato plants (meaning they keep growing and producing until cold weather kills them).

3. Gardenia (Floral Friday Fotos)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 11, 2020

Gardenias are large shrubs that are available in several varieties. They have dark green leaves and flowers with a wonderful aroma. Just one plant will produce dozens (dare I say a hundred) of snow white flowers in the early Summer

4. Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Saturday's Critters)

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, June 2, 2020

It is interesting to see a rabbit turn just one ear towards a sound. After listening for a minute, it decided I was not a threat (I was inside my car), and it went back to nibbling on the clover.

5. Eastern Kingbird (I'd Rather B Birdin')

Shiloh, Tennessee, USA, May 31, 2020

Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus.

Have a wonderful day!

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Thankful Thursday, June 11, 2020

Thankful Thursday and Little Things Thursday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 9, 2020

I am thankful my 'Burpless Beauty' Cucumbers are blooming! Usually male flowers bloom first, so it may be a few days before the female flowers that produce cucumbers appear. But I am hopeful!

Have a blessed day!

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Green Heron, June 10, 2020

Wild Bird Wednesday and My Corner of the World

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, June 7, 2020

Green Herons, Butorides virescens, are small migratory Herons that live near shallow water, and are one of the few birds that use tools, dropping feathers, insects, or bread crusts into the water to lure fish near them. Source: All About Birds website

It is amazing to me that when Green Herons extend their necks they are twice as tall!

Have a wonderful day!

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Farmers Market, June 8, 2020

Monday Mural and All Seasons

Baldwyn, Mississippi, USA, May 18, 2020

I found these murals on the side of a Farmers Market building.

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The artist is Kara B. Courtney, an art teacher at Baldwyn (MS) High School.

I hope you have a beautiful week!

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The Barn Collective, June 7, 2020

The Barn Collective and I'd Rather B Birdin'

I am always on the look-out for barns, and I found today's barn at the grocery store!

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 7, 2020

And I brought a few home with me!
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Your birds for today are...

Shiloh, Tennessee, USA, May 31, 2020

… a juvenile Bald Eagle still on the nest, and...

… an adult that was perched nearby.

Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus.

Have a blessed day!

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Willy Nilly Friday, June 5, 2020

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Sky Watch Friday, Weekend Reflections, Floral Friday Fotos,
and on Saturday, Saturday's Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

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1. Partly Cloudy and Warm! (Sky Watch Friday and Weekend Reflections)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 29, 2020

We have had partly cloudy skies all week, but no rain, though rain is in the forecast for today (Friday).
Our daytime temperatures have been in the mid-80s F (30C), and about 70F (21C) at night.

2. Favorite Photo: Muscovy Duck

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, May 24, 2020

Taking a bath!

Muscovy Duck

All clean now!

3. Garden Update

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 2, 2020

Here is my second potato harvest, grown in a large flower pot! 1 lb. 3 oz. 'Red Norland' potatoes.
If you are wondering what I did with the smallest potatoes: I washed them and added them unpeeled to a pot of vegetable soup. I just love to see things grow - growing potatoes in containers is easy and fun!
To see my first potato harvest, grown in a Potato Planter Bag: A Garden Experiment

4. Monarch (Saturday's Critters and Floral Friday Fotos)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 30, 2020

I am delighted to report that a Monarch Butterfly is visiting my Butterfly Weed!

Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa

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5. Mallard Ducks (I'd Rather B Birdin')

Ballard Park, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, May 24, 2020

Mr. Mallard

Mrs. Mallard

Have a wonderful day!

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