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Friday Photos: Happy Little Things

I have a bunch of unrelated pictures to share today, so I'm lumping them all together in a big Friday Photos post. :)

First up, a little thing that made me very happy this morning:

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My "new" coffee mug awaiting me as we walked out the door.

Isn't it a cheerful sight? This was at one time a picture mug but somehow the photo insert got waterlogged along the way. Instead of leaving the mug unadorned, in basic plain metal, I decided to use my new favorite scrapbooking paper as an insert (the same paper covers my current journal, too). And voila - a "new" summer coffee mug to tote wherever I go!

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My little Penny, our calico cat. She doesn't look 16 years old, does she?

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Here's what's awaiting me this evening (i.e. five minutes after Bill walks in the door). ;) Thanks to a suggestion by Colleen at 4Real, I tied a sprig of our lovely lavender underneath the tub faucet. This should be even better than a Calgon moment* ...

*"Even today, an escape from a difficult day or situation is often referred to as a Calgon moment." (Wikipedia)

OK, outside we go ...

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Can you see the tiny garden spider in his web suspended just above the hydrangeas? He's almost the same color as the blossoms ...

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Here he is! I've never seen one like him (her?).* Very cool coloring!

Update: Click on this link and see if you think the spider I found at BugGuide.net is a match! An orchard orbweaver, perhaps?

Continuing on the green theme ...

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Can you spot the cabbage butterfly hiding within?

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A-ha! Not a moment's peace for the poor thing. I chased it all over the front yard trying to get just one clear shot.

And now for one of the reasons why we gladly raise a sweet clover crop out back:

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Hey, what's that brown furry thing sticking up out of the clover patch?

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It's our resident roly-poly woodchuck! Isn't he adorable?

Well, thanks once again, for stopping by and checking in. We have an incredibly busy weekend ahead (although who doesn't, right?) so this might be all you hear from me till Monday (notice I said might because with me you never know). ;)

I hope your weekend is a good one, filled with lots of happy little things. See you soon!

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