lush green

Weeks and weeks of rainy weather

were good for the garden,

the last two weeks no difference for that matter.

Now we have steaming hot weather all of a sudden.

(yes, it's all or nothing)

No wonder the garden looks lush and green with all the water it got :
there's a lot to be done in fact !
But for thát the temperature isn't right ...
so I only took some pictures

amazing all these different kinds of flowers

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My new felted cat made friends with the residents here,

they get along great, as I see it

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For years and years I collected ladybugs,

usually I brought them along from holidays.

In the end I had lots of them

and they were everywere in the house.
(but then : ladybugs are quit small)
When we moved to thís house, almost sixteen years ago now,
I made some shelves in the toilet, and they all had a nice place ...
and I had the funniest loo in the whole village
(at least that's what I think)
But when we renovated the toilet my ladybugs disappeared
(in a way : they're still in their box)
But in Deventer I spotted a giant ladybug
and my dear M bought it for me !!!
Now it has found a wonderful place to hang ... in the living room

(ha, it dwarfs my "Naga" dragon from Bali)

When you pull the string
it really flies !