This picture paints such a dismal scene of our backyard, but with the thunder and rain we had yesterday I think it captures the mood. Next to the compost bin (which I made out of pallets, thank you very much!) is hollyhock. It’s the second year and we may get blooms.

Last week it was nice to sit at the picnic table and read the latest free offering from the health food store.

Of course, on rainy days we do have options:

Apparently there is a generation gap on twitter, “Who is Rodney King?”.

Yikes. I feel old.

Speaking of which, I’m feeling a little low-energy today, so it’s more random link love for you:

• Adorable? Not.
• Random Acts of Flowers
• I’d like to try this on fabric.

Oh, and some wisdom from Pooh:

“You can’t help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn’t spell it right; but spelling isn’t everything.

There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesn’t count.”