Talk Cranky To Me.... A Covid state of mind..

We went for a walk at the lake and saw 30 Pelicans.

It was the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic that we

actually walked and talked about things other than the "Virus".

I've noticed though that many, many people are CRANKY.

My boss and I have noticed that most people have something to complain about.

She was coming back from giving the mail to the mail man and said he always 

talks "Cranky to Me."  I replied do you have a sign on you that says "Talk Cranky To Me?"

From that point on, I have enjoyed saying to her as another person talks about 

something they are unhappy about  "Talk Cranky To me."

Have you noticed it?  All around people are just a bit out of sorts.

It doesn't take much to all of a sudden be a bit annoyed.

The stress of everything is wearing everyone a little bit thin.

Some people are just leaving their houses for the first time in months,

some of us have been working in it the whole time.  

Wearing or not wearing a mask is an issue with everyone.

Some people think this is the government trying to control everyone.

I got an ear full one day about that.

Some people want to go back to work, and some people want to be at home.

But mostly all people are a little bit cranky. 

I actually have finally started to feel less cranky.

I'm not reading about the virus everyday. There has been a more

consistent pace at work.  We have actually had some nice days filled with

laughter.  Home is a sanctuary.  I have become more organized, and I give myself 

permission to do nothing when I'm feeling overwhelmed. 

I have read so many books the last few weeks,

watched my favorite shows and gone for some nice walks.

I have scheduled some vacation time in the next few months.

Hopefully we will get to do some day trips.

Have you felt like others are a bit on edge lately?

What things are you doing to keep from being cranky, and

upset about all the strange things going on in our world right now?

G.G.

Sometimes I Walk On The Grass... To get the perfect photo.

I'm not going to be walking the gardens as often this year,  when I 

get out of work I often feel exhausted.  Yesterday I did go

walking with my daughter and took a few photos.  

I love how some flowers are made of multiple tiny flowers. It's

just so interesting and beautiful to me.

I like this photo, I'm not sure if the flower is just opening or

if it's dying.

Another flower that is made of lots of little

flowers grouped together.

As we walked the gardens I told my daughter the

different names of the flowers.  I have find out what this flower is.

It was fun though to point out all the plants I know.

So in the gardens there are signs that say "Don't Walk on the Grass."

I have a little secret, every now and then I walk on the grass. 

Such the bad rule breaker right.  I only do it when there is 

something there that I just need to get a photo of. 

I needed to get a photo of this Quail.  

I wouldn't have had to go on the grass, if 

another person who was on a golf cart had 

not scared it away as I was about to take a photos.

So to get a good photo I had to  walk on the grass.   

But I'm really into birding this year and this adds nicely to my collection.

The Peonies are blooming.  They are so beautiful.

This is an Allium flower. All these little flowers to make a giant flower.

The Iris are also starting to bloom. 

It was so windy out that my daughter was kind enough to 

hold the flower still so I could get a good photo.

I love the color of this one.

I've said this dozens of times but

the fact that we have so many different 

colored and shaped flowers is just amazing.

The beauty of the world is so amazing and wonderful.

I'm so thankful for it all.

Here is the goose family.

I love the Clematis plant.  I've decided to work more

on my garden at home.  I bought one of these

plants to see if I can get it to grow at my house. 

One of my neighbors has a beautiful one in their yard.

I had to make sure that I showed Mr. James where I planted it.

Mr.James decided to do a bit of yard work last week, and

he chopped off the tops of a bunch of my newly growing 

Black Eyed Susan plants. 

I had shown him where he was not supposed to 

go in the yard and he did not listen.  He got 

a nasty text about his murderous ways.

He said he thought that the plants would have flowers on

them.  The man spends too much time under the hood of a car. 

This summer of spending time at home may prove 

to be tenuous for us.  We are such opposites.

I didn't have to walk in the grass to study this beautiful butterfly.

It was nice to watch it gather nectar from this

plant.  It looks as it's wings are a bit torn.

The yellow of the butterfly and blue/ purple

of the flower are just so beautiful.

I hope you are all doing well.  I hope you and your families are

staying healthy during this Covid -19 pandemic.  

We are all still well here.  I have not felt like anything has changed as 

much because I continue to work through this and my work

has actually been busier because of the pandemic. 

I'm thinking of taking a long weekend soon, because I just need

time away from face masks and gloves. 

G.G.

Birds and flowers adventures for my weekend. 5/6/2020

Most people consider Saturday and Sunday the 

weekend, but for me any two days off in a row is 

my weekend.  

This week that was Tuesday and Wednesday.

I'm always happy when I get Tuesday off because then

My husband and I can go out on an adventure.

I love our weekly day dates.

Due to the Coronavirus many of the places 

I would like to visit are closed.  So lately we 

have been going to the different migratory bird refuge parks.

I've decided to only post the really great bird photos,

and the photos of birds I have not photographed before.

I really liked the photo of the Red Winged black bird and the Heron.

I have a lot of good photos of these birds now.

I also liked this photo of the yellow headed black bird.

I just like how puffed up his chest is.

I think this is a type of sea gull.

I will have to figure it out and then come back and edit this.

I thought these were really cool to watch.

I enjoy just sitting and watching the birds.

They also have a nice walk you can do. 

The sun, fresh air and birds is just so nice after

working several days in a store where everyone from

the employees to the customers are on edge.

It's really beautiful out by the bird refuge.

It was nice to see these horses.

I'm not sure what breed they are, but

I love watching horses too.

The gardens are open.

There are tulips still in bloom.

I was a bit disappointed in the fact that most of 

the people who attended did not wear face masks.

I thought when I read the opening rules that

they were going to require people to have face masks on.

All the employees had them on but most of  the 

people walking around did not.

I was sure to keep my mask on and stay 6 feet away from people.

I enjoyed walking around, and seeing the flowers and all

the birds flying about.

I didn't think I took tons of 

photos, but then I down loaded them to this

blog post and realized maybe I did take a lot of photos.

I don't think I will go every week to the gardens this year.

I just don't want to be around a lot of people with

this virus still around.

I realized that I really probably have enough photos

from previous years, and I kind of enjoyed the 

morning in my own garden today.

Perhaps this year I will do better with my own yard.

This tree not only looked so pretty, 

I think it also smelled lovely.

If this virus lasts the summer I am hoping to have

my house really cleaned and organized.  My husband

had hoped to go visit his family in New Jersey this fall,

I'm not sure that will happen.

We are hoping that the fall festival we  like to go to will

happen.  I thought this flower had such a pretty pattern.

I did pretty good at staying away from people.

One thing I practiced with my photography was taking photos

of the same flower from different view points.

I liked this red tulip with the white tips.

I like this color combination too.

This is also a pretty color pattern.

There were lots of bees in the trees.

The scent garden had a ton of little crab apple trees in bloom.

A new to me tulip.  Isn't interesting looking.

Mostly green with just a little bit of red.

It's name is green power.  I was glad to see a new flower.

That is what I love when I go walking is seeing something new.

This is a poppy just about to bloom.

Forget me nots.

English daisy.  I like these, I tried to grow them

in my garden but they didn't live.  Perhaps I should try again this year.

I liked walking around the secret garden.

They had all these directional paths to help with social distancing.

Yet people let their little kids run all over and play in the water.

I thought this was pretty.  I had to leave and then come 

back to this section because it was too crowded.

The Italian gardens were still really beautiful.

I love the edges on this tuip.

This is at the top of the Italian gardens.

I really love this section.  Usually the next section has 

some interesting thing hanging from the trees, but this year there

was nothing.

I bunch of photos of the tulips from different angles.

Back to the secret garden.  This spot was really pretty,

so of course everyone wanted photos of it.

This anemone flower was just beautiful.

Now in a light purple color.

The bees are happy for all the flowers.

I thought this was pretty the one white poppy in the middle of all

the purple tulips.

I liked how I got one flower perfectly in focus 

and all the ones behind it are just a bit blurred.

This was a very pretty little flower, it might be a little tulip.

This fuzzy flower is kind of cool looking.

I like the texture of it.

This is what it looks like when it's dead.

Wisteria.  Well I'm not sure how many flower blogs I will do this

summer.  I hope the virus goes away soon, but if 

it is around I'm probably not go to go walking

in public often.  Maybe I'm wrong and there is no need to wear masks,

but I feel everyone right now should and I am amazed at how many people are not.

Plus after days of working with a face mask on I 

just want to be in my own home, and not have to add the worry.

I am thankful that so far no one in my home is sick.

I pray that we stay well.

I hope you are all well too.

G.G.