What is this?

Mr. Hygiene was doing lawn work today and we found this interesting pod. Notice the nice glove protecting Mr. Hygiene's hands from creepy things hiding in the weeds. We don't know what this vine is. A very invasive plant that has a pepper smell to it. The color was very beautiful but it needed to go. It had over taken my container garden and was starting to choke my fox tail palms and other plants and the other day Pearl got tangeled in the low vines and could not get out. I wish I had my camera for that. If anyone knows what this is let me know.

Paige's hands of steel

Okay, she told me to write that title. You can click the photo to see the blisters larger. Nice.

Hurry or you will miss her...

Things are busy around here. With school, rowing, babysitting, and friends it seems like we hardly see Paige. Here she is after 2 1/2 hours of rowing, into the shower, then off to church. You should see her hands. They're so beat up from rowing, I don't know how she does it. I'll have to get a photo of her hands and post it.

Very Velvet

I found this yesterday at a needle arts store. They sell fiber for cross stich and needle point, things like that. I asked them if they would think about getting in felting splys, after all felting is an art too. Anyway, I loved the colors of this fiber, it is thin and very soft.

Felted owl has leggs

I think I will make new legs and make them black. May be I will make him and umbrella as well. I started a hat but I think I like him better with out.

Felted owl

This is the begining of the felted owl


The felted owl with wings. I will add leggs and a base tonight.

PETicure

I really don't have much to say about our wild Friday night.

Sunday

This is KT's Pizza. Paige, KT, and I went to downtown Disney today. They have a Wolfgang Puck express and the pizza and salads are great! We also took some photos and just had a nice time.

Spiny orb-weaver

Yes another Spiny orb-weaver, but this photo is one that I took today in the back yard. Notice the smilie face on the spider. also the white fluff in the web is put there to keep birda out pf the web. The famous spider from Charlotte's Web is a barn orb-weaver, Araneus cavaticus. Just thought you all would want to know.

Molding up!

We have been trying to get Paiges room finished and we finally have the molding up. Stacys friend Jerry come over and helped him out last weekend and we are so glad to have this part of the room out of the way.

Spiny orb-weaver

Spiny orb-weaver, Gasteracantha cancriformis. The Spiny orb-weaver is one of the most colorful and easily recognized spiders in Florida. The dorsum of the abdomen is usually white with black spots and large red spines on the margin. Females are 5 mm to 10 mm long and 10 mm to 14 mm wide. The webs typically contain tufts of silk, which may prevent birds from flying into them.

Okay, I freaked out. This was the oddest thing that I have ever seen in person. It was hanging on the back of my trucks windshield wiper. I thought I would share it with the rest of you. Tell me again why I live in Florida?