Cute happenings

I've been a little bit under the weather lately, nothing serious, but I've not had the inclination to blog. Now that I'm feeling better I thought I'd show you my cute little guy (or gal) who I've been spying on from my  inside windows. We have a rather large rock in the middle of our back yard. Somewhere around or under this rock is the burrow or home of a chipmunk family. Pretty much every day this cute little chipmunk perches on the rock. He's either on the look  out for predators or is sounding off in alarm to keep intruders away or just letting everyone know that they are not to mess with him (her). He makes quite the racket producing a vigorous clacking sound. I really think he wears himself out the poor thing. I know I get tired just listening to him! I was quite surprise that Chipmunks make any kind of noise at all! They really are quite noisy :) According to my research this is how he(she) protects his(her) burrow and wards off the predators.

Miss Pink is thriving. I think she likes the heat and humidity. All of her new buds are now open. She has only dropped one of her old flowers. She now has a total of five flowers open. One of them is one of the original flowers from when I brought her home last March!
I'm really getting the urge to get another orchid to keep Miss Pink company. I've received so much enjoyment from this wonderful plant. I'm afraid it might just be beginner's luck. One of these days if I find the right one...I may just bring it home :) Time will tell....

Knitting wise I have nothing much to show you. I did finish a pair of double knit potholders for my kitchen. That's about it for finished items.

I'm working on a couple of things...one is a baby blanket that has to be finished by July 3rd. It's been slow going. Falling asleep knitting has been a big problem. I can't tell you the number of times I've had to rip it back. The pattern is super easy and I really don't have any excuse other than being tired. Part of the problem I think is that I've started listening to audio book recordings. Presently I'm reading listening to Debbie Macomber's Summer on Blossom Street. It's my first knitting novel :) These self contained digital devices (Playaways) are really cool. Plus the price is right. I'm borrowing it from my local library. It's the perfect vehicle to read and knit at the same time. I just love it. Our library doesn't have a huge collection, but you can download audio books to your MP3 player or take out audio books on CD's as well.. I don't have a MP3 player so it might be nice to get one sometime in the future. That way you'd never be without a book to read listen to. Usually I'm watching TV and knitting, but the summer does not have the best quality when it comes to programing and I detest watching TV just for the sake of watching it,  if you know what I mean, so I do think it would be worth it to invest in the hardware someday. I'm very happy and can't wait to find more interesting books to read listen to! Suggestions of good books to read are always welcomed :)

Well, time to leave you. Must try and do some catching up on my blog reading. Besides that I've been some what busy in preparation for a couple of special visitors who'll be coming to see us sometime soon. More about that later. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and happy knitting :)

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