Pictures

 Ah. It is finally a tiny bit cooler today. Not as humid. But boy, it is busy in downtown Lloyd. (This is a joke. There is no downtown Lloyd. Once some people were visiting and the woman asked me where Lloyd actually was. I gestured to the window- "You're looking at it.") Not only are they paving Highway 59 which is about a block from my house and which stretches from Highway 27 to Highway 90 (why am I telling you this? you have no idea what I'm talking about nor should you) but they are also trimming the tree lines which means that I have downed branches in my front yard. Are they going to come and pick them up? Surely they don't expect ME to do that. Good Lord! And it stinks of tar and big truck exhaust and yet, it's not so bad. It's just a different sort of day here.

The chickens have found their way into the part of the back yard which is officially fenced and designated for Buster and Dolly, the dogs. If this had happened even a year ago, there would have been attempted slaughter but now Buster and Dolly are old and mostly blind so the chickens are safe enough, scratching through the pecan leaves in the moist dirt. I can hear them talking about it all as they go about their work. I have said it before and I will say it again- there is nothing so soothing as chickens.

Elvis looks good with that Chenille Plant, doesn't he? Let me just say this about the Chenille Plant- it is an invasive. Don't plant it. It'll take over your yard. Actually, the chickens have helped me keep it under control and I am grateful to them for that.

Here's Miss Bob.

She and Miss Mabel are my only two original hens. Elvis is the original rooster. Well, I guess Sam was the original rooster but he was mean and we cooked and ate him. Too bad for Sam.

Here's that snake plant.

Also the giant begonia and a fern. 

Shit. I just looked up snake plant and that's not a snake plant. It's a Mother-In-Law Tongue. Huh. Whatever. They are almost impossible to kill, I hear. Hurray! 

When Mr. Moon and I were on Dog Island and taking our two and a half hour walk, we came across this bit of driftwood, hollowed out and barnacled.

Mr. Moon drilled a hole in it and I put a tiny bottle in it and now it's a rooter. Of sorts. Maybe more of a vase. That bottle is pretty small.

And lastly, as to pictures at least, here's a sweet potato that started growing on its own and an avocado seed which will hopefully sprout.

I have no idea why I'm sprouting that damn thing. I already have two completely worthless (albeit pretty) avocado plants in pots already, one of them about three feet tall. Maybe I'll put it in a pot and give it to Owen. He might like it. He helped me stick the toothpicks in the seed. 

So that's what's happening at my house today. Not much. The light is gorgeous and it's still early enough in fall that there is plenty of green to filter it. So, okay. One more picture. The elephant ears with the sun refining and defining their green. 

That's all I've got. 

Love...Ms. Moon