Root System Drawings

I came across these neat drawings this morning. They are root system drawings from the Wageningen University & Research Image Collections.  The Collection is a wealth of all sorts of image collections and their site is like going down a wonderful rabbit hole!! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Adonis vernalis

Alyssum montanum

Anthyllis Vulneraria

Brassica oleracea convar. oleracea var. gemmifera

Have a great weekend, friends!!

Big Dogs and Little Kids

 Party's over! I stuffed myself with cake and cannot look at another piece. 

"Little Kids and Their Big Dogs" is a heartwarming photography project by Andy Seliverstoff that focuses on the unbreakable bond between little children and their supersized dogs."

A couple of months ago I received an email with a slideshow of some of these wonderful photos. It is snowing here and I think this is a perfect day to share some of them with you. 

Andy Seliverstoff is a Russian photographer. He has a number of photography books as well as calendars and cards for sale. I find his photographs very touching. I have included a link to his site. 

I think our favourite big dog will enjoy these photos. ; )

Aries Women Celebrate

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my two Aries Sisters, TW and Amy. 

We all squeaked in just under the wire. 

TW's big day is today, April 19th.

And Amy shares her day with me tomorrow. 

Since Aries women like to be in control, I decided I would just go ahead and throw the party. 

You are all invited. 

The party will take place in Amy's beautiful garden. 

I know she will be a perfect hostess. 

We will pull up a few more chairs and open the champagne. I can hear the laughter now. Maybe a few tears will be shed but they will be tears of happiness that we are all celebrating together. 

The food is coming. 

TW and I are leaving that to the rest of you. 

I am sure it will be delicious.  

And I just know that someone will remember to bring a chocolate cake. 

TW and Amy-

There is an enormous surprise box for each of you. 

Inside- you will find everything your heart desires. 

  

All my love dear Birthday Sisters. 

May the coming year be filled with good health and happiness. 

Thank you GJ! 

Now I would like to bring some food to the party! I made it in my own kitchen. Let's start with a bowl of chicken tortilla soup...

A salmon dinner is always good in my opinion 😊

A bbq pork dinner is another possibility...

        Now for the desserts.. (Not baked by me 😉)

Have a wonderful day my friends!!!

Open Thread

What have you been reading?

I have not found it easy to settle down to read over the last year. I did try the latest Baldacci- but could only get through the first couple of chapters. 

I have continued to read young adult novels to the boys. The latest was The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti. Historical fiction based on the true story of Helmut Hubener, the youngest person sentenced to death by Nazi Germany in WW11. Lots of deep conversations came out of this book. 

I found an intriguing-looking novel on the Goodreads site. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig was the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction in 2020. 

"Between life and death, there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices... Would you have done anything differently, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?"

Food for thought

Happy Easter

 Happy Easter to all who celebrate. 

I know the bunny came to Amy's house with lots of colourful tasty treats. 

Our Easter bunny was lazy. He just hid the eggs in the fridge. 

I will be having a word with him as soon as I can catch him. 

Tulip festival in Holland 2021.

                    Hope you all get something sweet this morning.  Enjoy your day. 

So Sorry- I could not help myself. This is too funny.

The devil made me do it!