biggest strawberry ever

, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

WOW....now that's a knock out!

WOW....now that's a knock out!, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

This brightened a grey rainy day in my garden, and leaves me lookin forward to sunny bright days.

PINK DOGWOOD BLOOMS

PINK DOGWOOD BLOOMS, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

Our tree is now taller than me,I needed an assistant to get this shot!

IN MY GARDEN TODAY

IN MY GARDEN TODAY, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

...i discovered this pretty little blossom. a surprise!
i didnt plant it, and never saw it before today....lucky friday the 13th!

IN MY GARDEN

IN MY GARDEN, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

lilacs, one of my very favorites.... i always said, one day, i want a big lilac tree, roses, and more blue hydrangea bushes that i had white pitchers to put them in....and now, i do!

chinatown gate dc

chinatown gate dc, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

so pretty, this was taken close to sundown, my favorite time of day

museum of natural history dc...the elephant!

museum of natural history dc...the elephant!, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

i have always loved this elephant, as a kid, i was amazed by it.
i kinda still am.

stroll through the gardens

stroll through the gardens, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

MONTY'S PENGUIN

never too cold for monty's dreamy swirly ice creamy

YUMMY

GURL, WHERE U BEEN?????

turns out my 20 days of the 30 day photo challenge was challenge enough for me.

so we took a little family vacation to nags head north carolina. it just wouldn't be summer if i didn't get some carolina sand between my toes.

i watched the waves roll in

 took alot of pictures

 met a pirate....no gimmicks!

and watched the sunset from the nags head fishing pier

then got evacuated over Irene, came home and got evacuated again!
we were lucky...just a bunch of limbs and mess in the yard. which forced us to clean up, and it's never looked better!