Well, I’ve had quite a lovely holiday, I must say 
AND ~ I have LOTS of pics (&more to come, believe it or not!!!)
Where, or where should I start?! The beginning, I suppose…
I had to work at 8am on Thursday, unfortunately. I took a pic of the sunrise as I was leaving. The lil black dot in the sun ~ thankfully, taking this pic didn’t destroy my camera, which I figured it might 0:)
I also took a couple pics at work. I’m lucky to park in front of a small yard while I’m there, & I certainly enjoy watching the birds fly around while I go out for a cigarette. I also get to enjoy watching the seasons change by how the grass & trees change ~ it’s pretty lovely, especially for being at a very busy gas station on a very busy street in the center of a city
And, well, ya know what a MySpace shot is? Where you take pics of yourself with the intent of putting them on your MySpace?? Well, I took one of those ~ it unintentionally describes how I feel when I have to work at 8am *LOFL*
While at work, I decided to gander at the new Novelty Inc. items that came in. Much to my *GLEE!!* & surprise, 4 fairy statues were sitting on the top left corner of the display ~ holy sh!t balls, was I excited *LOL*!! It was payday, I had a bit of extra $, & they were only $5.99, so you bet your booty I bought one!!! Here’s a couple pix ~ I set it on the windowsill for the pic but couldn’t leave everything there cuz I’d be taking up my cats’ chill spot, & they would definitely knock it down. So, here’s a couple pix of that: L-R: the butterfly I got from my boyfriend for my birthday (it’s pretty much my favorite thing ever!! hehe), the fairy sitting atop the ladybug…not sure where it came from but I found it with some of my stuff when I was at my dad’s a couple weeks ago & I adore it(especially since she’s wearing a green dress!!), and the one with the blue wings is my newest beauty All of these have a permanent home on my altar
Next are some pics from around the outside of my apartment, which I love even more now that I can see all of the lovely-ness around the property
First, a pic of the first concrete block of the steps from the sidewalk to our house ~ looks like a sun to me!!!
This next one is of the lovely yellow flowers that are taking over the side of the house 
These next flowers… If anyone out there knows… Are these sunflowers??? I’ve only seen sunflowers growing once when I was very little, so I can’t quite tell yet. Whatever they are…I almost thought they were weeds for a looong time, & I almost pulled them a couple of times, but now that the flowers are blooming, I’m certainly glad I didn’t!!
And lastly (of the outside, at least!), my lil container garden. I’m still very nervous about whether or not these lil guys are gonna thrive, but they’re doing fairly well so far!! I plan on making some trellises soon ~ I already bought some colored craft sticks (aka popsicle sticks without the popsicle, hehe) and some hot glue (& gun) & Krazy glue hehehe (I’ll be damned if my trellises are gonna fall apart & kill of my plants!!). My tomato leaves smell like tomato leaves…which, to me (a total newbie gardener), is absolutely amazing ~ it brings back memories of my mom’s enormous tomato garden from when I was a kid *tearful smile & sigh*. So, from L-R: my tomato/basil/marigold pot (I’m pretty sure the tiny basil plants aren’t gonna make it because of the towering plants surrounding them), my little flower pot which has 2 not-quite-spectacular plants growing (pretty sure neither of them are gonna make it), my mini cactus (which is almost destroyed by my cats, thus how it made its way outside), a fairy statue which needed some energy-cleansing (thus why it is outside), and my basil pot with my cute lil basil plants happily thriving!! (While I’m blabbing about my garden ~ has anyone any suggestions why most of my plants are, like, leaning over as though the weight on top is too much for them…and, well, rather, what can I do about it?!?)
I also set out a couple of dishes of water today, one on the porch & one in the backyard, for any animals who may wander around
I went on a mini cooking spree today, & here’s some pics of my: cucumber salad, “herb” roasted vegetables, & sun tea. Comments, reviews & variations are (will be) here: Recipes
I also did a bit of tie dye today, but since that stuff needs to set & whatnot, those pics are for another blog at a later time (they’re in their bags setting as I write this & have quite a few hours to go!). I also have a few more crafts that I want to work on over the next few days, such as: a Sabbat ATC, another Sabbat page in my Scrapbook Of Lights, a necklace, & maybe a poem. Oh, & I really wanted to & seriously tried to make a perfect Stonehenge just for you, Shionnon, & I was trying to make it perfect, but I couldn’t capture the sun in an ideal position because of my surroundings (even at my dad’s house), so no mini-Stonehenge this year :/ *hehehe*
