Saturday August 26

A few posts back I mentioned about those nasty Japanese beetles. Well, They finally seem to be
winding down some. I mean, there's not nearly as many as there have been most of the summer. Since they first started coming out in July, I haven't seen any of my roses bloom. They eat the flowers as fast as they try to open. Same for my perennial Hibiscus.

But as you see here, I was able to take a picture of them not full of holes. This particular Hibiscus is called "Copper King", due to the reddish foliage!

Here's a pic of a common Hibiscus.
As you see, the folliage isn't as nice as "Copper King". And the red center isn't as large.





And for those who aren't familiar
with those nasty Japanese beetles,
Here's a pic of the little buggers!
By the next day this flower was shredded!



But like I said earlier,
I just try to enjoy other parts of the yard.

Thursday August 24

As the summer passes quickly,
I've been walking around the yard,
enjoying the progress of my
many types of plants.
Alot of them have been
here for years now, and
they're becoming a mature size.


One of my favorites is Hosta's.

So many sizes and shapes.
I've posted just a few of the
50 or so that I have .




The first one is called "Blue Angel".
A very large hosta about
4 feet across and 3 feet tall.


Second one is another large hosta
called "Francis Williams".



Notice the colors and
different textures of the leaves.

One of Craig's favorites
is number 3,
"Great Expectations".


They really do come in so many sizes,
shapes, textures, and color combinations.
I think they're a real asset to the yard.



You might not have noticed,
but I'm abit of a plant freak!
What can I say, I love gardening!

Tuesday August 22

I'm Alive!
But seriously, everything went fine. A simple surgery. Not near as sore as I anticipated! Went in at 6:15, surgery at 7:00, the doctor was talking to Craig at 7:15, on our way home at 8:00. You should've seen the big ugly blob he pulled out! He didn't even use stiches! Three pieces of tape to seal the two inch incision!
Took this pic this morning with my cool new camera! Isn't it tiny! Now the incision is actually on my right shoulder, but I took this in the bathroom mirror, so it's reversed. Craig sleeps in so late and I usually post in the morning, so I couldn't wait for him. ;-)
I liked the surgery center. Everything went much quicker and smoother than my hernia surgery at the hospital last February.

Sunday Aug. 20

Well, tomorrow I go under the knife!
Actually, I'm having a lump removed from my back shoulder blade. It's nothing serious, just a fatty deposit under the skin. It's out patient at Lansing Surgery Center. I've had it for years, but it's been slowly getting larger and starting to show thru my tee shirts. YUK! I'll be glad to have it gone.





Also I got a nifty new camera! a Sony Cybershot,
6 megapixel, 3 optical, and 2 digital zoom.
And a large 2 1/2 " screen! And it's truly
a "pocket camera". It's sooooo small!
Now I can take it everywhere!
Here's a pic from my new camera!

South Haven

While at Campit we took a short drive south to South Haven.
A very nice little town!
A river with many marinas snakes thru it.
Here's a pic of the main bridge
going up as a boat goes up river.

You can walk from downtown

all the way out to the lighthouse and beach.

Though as you can see a bit of a walk.

But it was a beautiful day!

Here's Craig at the end of the breakwall.

here's a view of the town on the way back from the beach and light house.

And here's an unusual bird on the rocks near the breakwall. Not sure what it is. Will have to dig thru my bird books to see if I can find it.