When the right thing feels so wrong

Biden Faces Mounting Criticism As The Taliban Takes Control Of Afghanistan
Colbert monologue, Aug 16, 2021

Knit happens & giant doilies

 I was debating whether or not to do this today, but then this url popped up on Ravelry, "Not your grandmother's doilies" and I decided to go for it. Questions abound: like what size hooks did she use? And someone else found this link to her website where Ashley talks about her work. 

I don't remember either of my grandmothers crocheting but Dad's mom, Mawmaw, taught me to knit. Of the following, the Pooh one is my favorite.

What the wind hath wroght July-September

 Finally got the pix off my phone. That's the neighbors' car. Since they're driewayless, they're parking it in our "old" driveway while roadwork's being done on our street. If the top of the tree had to fall it's good it fell where it did & not on top of their car. Fortunately they have a chain saw.

Then I took a walk a couple days later and realized how bad it could have been. Didn't have my camera with me the first day when the totaled cars were still there with their windows broken & roofs caved in. The photo of the house with the new porch is the house across the street. I'm amazed that their 2nd floor porch doesn't seem to have been affected.

And here's what's left as of September 7, 2021.

Just five minutes

 We all could use some calming these days.

 

 

An on the opposite end of the calming spectrum, a song from that fabulous musical, Six:

Morning treasures

 On my morning toddle today (I got out before 7A to beat the expletive deleted heat - though things could be worse. I could be Portland, OR) I passed these lovely blossoms strewn in my path, most likely from the catalpa tree just above them. 

What does the blossom's shadow in the 2nd photo remind you of? If you look closely at the last photo, you'll see a wee visitor who crawled up it. She (? are they like bees and the males are good for nothing drones?) crawled onto my hand as I took the blossom out to the front porch where I blew on her to get her outside. Futile gesture, I know, since the ants are obviously following a pheromone trail in our kitchen.

Morning shadows

 I love it when the sun shines through glass and makes amazing shadows that last a mere few minutes.

Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.

Our house

 Is a very, very, very nice house. The mock orange is particularly lovely these days.