99-vLj

@mstoodley

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99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 14

We had lunch in a converted train car recently. 🚂 We were early but by the time we left, it was buzzing with diners. The signs are original to the train terminal. 🚃

A dining room set up inside a train car. Suitcases on the racks above rows of tables and chairs.

Train station signs, including a prohibition on spitting.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 14

Hi Jules, Peaceful day to you, also. Wherever the path takes you.

A country road that reaches miles into the distance is lined with fields and trees.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 14

Terrific Tuesday, Susan.🩷💚 Let's share a #BlueBrew ☕ and look forward to a richly rewarding day ahead. The Quark (home made soft cheese) is draining and almost ready for topping our morning toast. 😍

A cheesecloth bag with soft cheese inside, hanging over a red colander.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 14

The Sunflowers are so cheerful in the veg/herb bed. They help bring bees to the vegetable flowers. 🐝💚🩷🧑‍🌾

Seven sunflowers on a single stem, a trellis and large trees in the background.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 13

Thanks, Gina. Cheers! Stay cool.💨😍

Two chocolate dipped ice cream cones held by hands, restaurant in background.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 13

Happy #BlueSkyMonday, Susan and #CoffeeHouse Friends. ☕ I predict a good day ahead with plenty of reasons to smile ... Watch for them! 💨🌞😍 The sky here in a photo

Beautiful cloudy blue and sunray lined sky. Two tree tops at the bottom of the photo.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 12

Pepper Jelly made from our peppers.🫑♥️ Today's reason to be tired and satisfied with the day.

Jars of pepper jelly. Clear with pepper pieces floating.

A pot full of chopped red, green and banana peppers.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 12

Busy morning as usual and now it's crash time.

Kermit with an oxygen mask, flopped on a bed

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 12

Happy Day! Black Swallowtail Butterfly in the front garden Lantana shrubs. Can you see their caterpillars on our Dill plants? Full circle cycle. 💞

Pink, orange and yellow flowers with a large black butterfly.

Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillars on Dill plants.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 11

The Smoke Tree is blooming now. In the spring it has purple-ish new growth. Beautiful for months and months. 🩷🌳🔆💚 #Garden

A plume of pink flowers on a small tree with purple tinged leaves.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 11

Silly Satisfying Saturday Susan. ✨ A #BlueBrew would be welcome today, thanks. ☕ For your #quiet theme, here's the hill on one of my walls with a friend.🚶 We'll be there this morning, breathing, yakking and getting a bit of exercise.💞 Be happy today!

A grass covered hill with trees, blue sky and clouds.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 10

A feast of Lebanese lunch today. How do they make simple foods so delicious?

Cabbage roll, tabouli, pita bread, schwarma, hummus, tahini slaw.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 10

Crocosmia bulbs spread like crazy and only bloom when they're in the mood. This year they were in the mood 💚🧡 to make me happy (and to prevent their removal). Can plants read our thoughts?

Bright red-orange flowers on tall, thin stems in a messy flower bed.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 10

Hello and Happy Friday, Susan and Friends. 👋 I hope your Friday is fun and frilly. Here are my Cucumber and Kentucky Wonder bean vines trying to *es #Scape * their trellises. 💚🥒Love you all.💗

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 9

It was a pretty good day here. Two hours of exercise, aka yardwork woke things up starting at 7.🔆🌻 Tree guy came and started cleaning out the woods behind our house. The Lilies continue to bloom their little heads off.

A stem of Tiger Lily flowers, bright orange with brown dots.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 9

Oh, OK, then. Alles klar. Order clear now.

Our waitress smiles at us when taking our order on a train diner in Dodge City KS last week.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 9

We planted the Natchez White Crepemyrtles 20 years ago when we saw their beautiful bark at the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa. When I walked under them this morning the bees were singing a grateful song. 🐝🐝🐝🐝

Peeling bark in shades of grey and brown

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 9

My entry for #DoNotEnter is from Galveston TX

A walkable pier over swampland. The sign warns of rattlesnake habitat.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 9

Good Thursday, Susan and #Coffeehouse friends. Sending each and all good wishes for a peaceful and joyful day. 💞✨🦋 No palaces here but maybe a Loco Weed flower will qualify for your #PalacesAndGardens today.

A large white flower with its large mid-green pointy leaves.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 9

Zinnias and Basil are thriving in the raised veg/herb bed.🌳🩷🌿🥒🍅🫛

Pink Zinnia flowers with a large Basil plant just behind it.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 8

Black Beauty Lilies have a heavenly scent so bees and butterflies can't resist visiting. 🐝🦋 They are leaning toward the sun as the tree they're under has grown a lot since planting. 🌳

Several pink lilies on tall stems, lean toward the sun. A backyard in the background.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 8

Ahhh. Cheers m'dear. That first cup. 🎶

A man in a suit standing in a giant coffee cup

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 8

Wonderful Wednesday, Susan! 🌞Feel pretty good this morning, how about you? ♠️♣️♥️♦️Card classes ticking along? Let's have a cuppa #BlueBrew together ☕. A neighbor is coming over so I can show her how I make Garden Sauce. I start by simmering my herbs and tomatoes.

A large pot full of fresh tomatoes and garden herbs.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 8

Our Natchez White Crepe myrtle is bursting with flowers and pollinators after all the ☔⚡🌧️ storms.

A large shrub covered with white flower clusters. Blue sky.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 7

Night. Happy traveling in Dreamland.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 7

We were on vaca for a week and it rained, so this morning I'm mowing native grasses a foot tall (riding mower). Robins and mockingbirds follow me to sweep up the insects. 🐦🥰

A grassy area with mower swipes running through it. Wooded area behind it.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 7

I'm glad you're doing well, Susan.🩷💚 We took a trolley tour of Dodge City KS, and this dude was our guide to all things Doc Holiday, Bat Masterson, Boot Hill and the wild west.🤠

A young man in a cowboy hat, smiles at his trolley passengers.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 7

Keystone Lake as viewed from the car. The end of a great week-long road trip.

Blue sky with puffy clouds over a large lake. At the bottom: highway roadside grass.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 6

Driving home. Windmills and #BlueSky along the highway.

Blue sky with puffy clouds. Highway on the left. Windmills on the horizon.

99-vLj@mstoodley· Jul 6

Happy #WeekAForAbandoned to all who celebrate. Hotel Iven in Colorado long abandoned. There's a door to nowhere on the 2nd floor. 🧡🌟