If the fuzz on that little critter is any sign of the winter to come... we are in trouble!!!!!

Wow, another great macro, Karen!

Butterfly weed.

{{!gwi}}

Ron

Four big eyes

DH, sitting in the flowers...

Malibu Beach in California

Here is a link that might be useful: The reason I went to Mailbu Beach

Casey, great job with the skipper!

Vetaal, it looks like you've been photographing my Annie:

It really does, doesn't it?
They're almost mirror images of each other.

I meant to add--the girl is beautiful! Your daughter?

Another find on my hike last Friday.

A red admiral butterfly

Balloon toss at our annual 4th of July block party.

{{!gwi}}

Jodi-

Jodi I'm glad to see that people really do have fun like that today!! thanks lifted my spirits.

Linda

Thanks Minnie. We have been hosting this block party in front of our house for nearly 30 years. There are only 18 homes on our cul-d-sac making it ideal for block parties. Each year we invite every neighbor, old and new to get to know each other. The two gals in red are a single mother and her daughter who moved in last year. The other two are also mother and daughter and they have been our neighbor and dear friends for 28 years. We love and cherish our neighborhood.

Jodi-

Thank you all for your wonderful pictures! I love to change my wallpaper every few days, and have used many of them.

Alisande - thank you. My son, actually (I did want a daughter before he was born,
guess, I've got what I wanted, eh)

Vetaal, do you know singer/songwriter Hal Ketchum? Your son reminds me of him in his younger days. Same wonderful eyebrows.

{{!gwi}}

Jodi-