Grow (W)here You Are Planted

While Irene saturates New York State and it's surroundings, here in GA we are enjoying a cool August morning.  Man, it feels nice out there! I took these this morning...breakfast next... Zuccini flower Limelight Hydrangea Have a Lovely Day!!!!!

Whether it's thoughts, dirty laundry, spent flowers or groceries, Saturdays have become the day for gathering.  This morning I awoke with an unusual amount of energy.  I had a protein shake for breakfast, then the bank for a transfer deposit and the farmer's market for much needed veggies and fruits.  The only relatively bad idea I followed through on, and my stomach would disagree heavily, was a stop at China Panda for an order of super tasty, and super caloric, General Tso's chicken.  Man that stuff is good!!!!!!!  oh well...I'll make it up with a super tasty papaya protein shake for dinner... yes, you guessed it! I'm in the middle (really a second beginning) of a weight loss extravaganza.  In the long term, I'm aiming for another 40 pounds of loss, never to be found again.  Immediate goal number one was met this morning, 10 pounds lost! yay... My best friend and soon to be mental health professional told me the other day that the human mind can only truly

Oh yeah, it's Friday and I'm so excited I don't even know where to start. sooooooooooooo, here's some pictures I took with the Hipstamatic App in my iPhone...fun... my back patio Olive Tree Bougainvillea Something's eating my tomato plant... The Georgia Dome, where I work...    

Up late-ish. Big day full of errands and some beach time included. Hope the sun makes a super appearance!  Here are a few more pictures from yesterday... Lil' B picking up lil' shells by RMS Sleepy-Head always takes a car-nap on the way back from the beach...by RMS

The Gulf of Mexico Dunes In the distance is Pier 60, Clearwater Beach, FL. Panorama of Sand Key Beach using Hipstmatic lens fun on my iphone Raining at Sand Key Beach ,Florida Hiya! well, it was a week from near hell.  Month-end close is over and I am now in Tampa Florida enjoying some much needed rest and relaxation.  Beach tomorrow!!! and the next day...and the next day...and the next...even when its raining...=0)

tomato plant...see the flowers?! by RMS Bougainvillea..makes me happy..RMS I'm an Accounting Manager...and this time of the month is total ick.  The nature of the business is such, that month-end and the final gathering of the numbers is just never easy.  It takes three of us and its a struggle. BUT...in the midst of all this...I get to go home and slowly walk around the back yard and water my garden.  I get to slow down for a bit and look around, listen to my neighborhood, maybe even see Franz, the very large and fun white pup next door...or maybe both he and Gypsy will bark at me as I slowly stroll by, hose or watering can in hand... well..anyway...I'm going to go home and water my yard now...have a great evening everyone!

from the train at Stone Mountain, GA by RMS Inside the Atrium at the Fernbank Museum, GA by RMS  first winter in Decatur, GA by RMS  Sandkey Beack Florida, 2010 by RMS  inside the Atrium at Fernbank Museum, by RMS  The title used to be a reference in my family to pizza day...I will use it now to showcase some unusual pictures I've taken over the last year. Yes...this blog will be mostly about the photos, but I foresee that one day I'll just unload a plethora of thoughts...just not today.