I See Things
Published by JD November 8th, 2007 in I Get Personal.If you want it, you can have it
But you’ve got to learn to reach out there and grab it *
Turns out my backyard is a pretty interesting place. And I never would have realized that had it not been for Dan at dcr Blogs, who tagged me with a photo meme.
The object is to post four or more photos of things you see within 100 meters of your home. Aaaand . . . sorry, but that “meters” thing has never really caught on here in the States, so Dan helpfully figured out the equivalent in standard units: 328 feet and 1 inch.
It’s a good thing they threw that extra inch in there, or I might not have been able to see this:
Look! It’s our new neighbors’ car. Parked in their backyard. Why, you may ask? Why, indeed. I think it’s so that when they blare music from their car radio, the noise can more easily enter my office window and drive me insane. Thanks, neighbor!
Let’s find something nicer to look at.
Ooh! A water droplet. Can you believe I captured this on film? Those are nasturtium leaves, BTW. Nasturtiums are not supposed to be perennials, but in my garden, they come back every year. Supposedly you can eat their flowers, but who’s brave enough to try that?
Whoa, tiny baby watermelons! I grew these from seeds. Those weird pink things are my actual fingers. Even though the watermelons grew and thrived, I was scared to eat them. I guess I only trust store-bought watermelon.
Grape tomatoes! These are Sungold variety and are the sweetest, most delicious tomatoes you’ll ever eat. Some call them nature’s candy. I call that ridiculous, because ain’t no way a vegetable is candy. But they are good.
Enough of flora, let’s find some fauna.
Have you ever seen a bunny lying on its side like that? I haven’t. And neither has Gus, whose blurry nose you can see in the foreground. And speaking of Gus . . .
. . . it’s Gus! He likes to burrow around among the plants and flowers and pretend he’s a wild beast of the jungle. I don’t know how wild you can feel on a leash, but he looks pretty fierce.
My mom rents garden space in my backyard, and for some reason, milkweed grows abundantly and solely in her plot. I like milkweeds because they attract Monarch butterflies (seen here). My mom pulls them up whenever she sees them. My mom hates nature! (kidding)
And finally
Now, this might be cheating a bit, because I didn’t actually see this from 100 meters, but it happened within 100 meters of my house. Kids, this is what happens when you keep tipping back in your chairs. Don’t worry. I wasn’t injured, and neither were my sunglasses.
And that brings us to a close. I hope you enjoyed my 100 Meters Photo selections.
Thanks to Andy Bailey with Vegan Momma and Lalla-Mira for starting this cool meme.
* Today’s lyrics are courtesy of Weezer
I think I might be in love with Gus.
That photo of him in the wild, I mean your plants, oh so cute. Must look away. Can’t take the cuteness.
Can you tell I miss my cat? Oh how I loved that ball of fur. And he loved me back. He did. But now he loves his new owner. Punk.
Cardiogirl: Gus exists to bring you joy, so gaze upon him as much as you dare.
I’m sorry you miss your ball of fur. What happened? I cannot live a catless life.
JD — I had no idea your idiot neighbor parked his stupid car THAT close! I’m so sorry you live next to this jerk. But I do love Gus. He has such soulful-looking eyes. And what IS the deal with that bunny? Looks like he had one too many martinis.
I know! They’ve been doing a lot of work on the house, so all the workers park there too. For a taste of their favorite music, go here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X8FRpiLRi7g
(I doubt you’ll get this tune stuck in your head).
That bunny really weirded me out. We’ve got a whole family of them in our backyard who are so comfortable they barely move when we go outside. I guess that one was really taking it easy.
Are you sure Gus didn’t have anything to do with the sideways bunny? My cat used to “play” with bunnies, so much so that he left a few of them looking like that as well. Unfortunately, sometimes permanently.
gorgeous pics
JD — Oh, no, that’s just not good. Thumping bass = thumping headache. I’ll pray for you.
Jeff: “Sideways bunny”: HEE! No, as much Gus might’ve enjoyed “playing” with the bun, he’s always on a leash when he goes outside. He has given chase a few times, but these bunnies know he’s on a leash and run just a few feet out of his reach.
I love our bunnies, sideways or not. I’d feel bad if anything happened to them!
nursemyra: Thank you! And thanks for stopping by.
Kathy: I appreciate your prayers. At least with the colder weather we can keep the windows closed.
Hey JD, I know you just can’t sleep until I tell you why I am catless. My kid has asthma and is allergic to cats, we discovered. The doctor basically said we would need to choose between the kid and the cat.
So now the cat lives with my husband’s cousin, which is only about 15 miles away. But our relationship has changed. It really is a dagger in my heart when I see him and he has very little recognition for me.
Oy vey. Maybe when my daughter grows up and moves to her own house we’ll get another cat. But not anytime soon. She’s only seven.
Great pictures! If it was not so miserable here I might be tempted to do that myself. Well, that and the fact I have two essays I should be writing. I don’t suppose you write essays so I don’t have to? Well, it was worth a shot. All the best.
Cardiogirl: Oh, that’s too bad about the asthma. You don’t want to mess around with that. Altho, as my brother would cheerfully suggest: There are shots for that, you know.
I’m pretty sure you made the right choice.
Canucklehead: Thanks! Did you get your essays written? I gotta stop by your site, it’s been a while.
I think you should have eaten the watermelons. If you trust yourself for the tomatoes - why not the melons? Glad you weren’t hurt in the fall.
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Hi Rick!
I know, it was just one of those weird things. Once the watermelons were mature, they were lying on the ground, and I just couldn’t help but think of creepy crawlies that might’ve infested the watermelon and grossed me out when I cut into it. The tomatoes were safely off the ground!
Thanks for stopping by!