I am going to "jump" right in here too!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOYCE!
May your day be filled with LOTS of     

There HAS to be a law against that!  If it is that loud and goes on for very long it is disturbing the peace!    I would have called the non emergency police/sheriff and let them handle it.  They could have found some intoxicated, illegals!   With the beautiful weather just a shame you had to listen to that! 

We just had something on our local news last night that these creepy things have been found at one of our local elementary schools!    Sure glad my kids are grown but have to worry about grandkids now! 

I just made it through Greece and will have to do Italy tomorrow morning with the coffee!  WONDERFUL pictures, I feel like I just took that trip too!  The ride through the canal was causing me to hold my breath!  VERY Close!!  Thank you for all the time it must have taken to go through the pictures and post them!   

That is an awesome journey!  We have an above ground 24' pool and we LOVE IT!  Our soil here in Northern IN has way too much clay so it would have cost the price of another house to put one in the ground.  We got it 4 years ago and we still LOVE it!  You will love having the privacy and connivence of just using it when you want.  I hope you enjoy it as we have ours.

Is it fun taking the pictures to document when and how the improvements were done?  We have a photo album we call our home improvement book.  Fun to look back at where we started and how far we have come.

You will really look forward to next spring and summer!   

Thanks Patti for that information!  I too sometimes can catch 2 and once in a while there just might be a third but they don't usually see the one "hiding" between the house and them!  LOL!   It is split seconds and the combat is on!!  While sitting out by the pool they wiz past our heads and you can feel the wind as they zoom past.  I love to listen to their "chatter", makes me wish I knew what they are saying! 

   Good job!  We have up 3 feeders all summer and they keep me busy filling them too.  They ARE fun to watch and mine don't like to share either.  Just don't understand how people get pictures where there are lots of them all at one feeder.    They come to my windows and "fuss" at me to fill them, it makes my hubby laugh when he see that happen.

We had a pair show up in our neighborhood about 5 years ago, lost the female and he still hangs around.  It is so sad and he sounds so lonely.  They ARE messy and I do see him sometimes sitting on peoples cars, thank goodness we have a large garage.     But I collect his tail and wing feathers when he molts.   He does not like loud noises it causes him to "call out" and when he is molting it seems he not only looses his tail feathers but his voice also!  I am always teasing the other neighbors we need to buy him a pea hen, but they tell me I could be arrested for "pimping"    So don't do anything!    I guess I just figured the little ones would grow up and go out on their own  in a new "territory".

Thank you so much for the story about the hummingbirds!  I love watching them buzz around.  I have 3 feeders out, live in Northern Indiana and they are still here and eating like crazy!  I know they are getting "stocked" up for their trip and really miss them when they go.  We plan to spend some time in South Florida this year and am wondering about taking a feeder or two along to see who I see down there?  Do you think they will be around down there???   ???

What a bummer Paul I too get nothing.  Hopefully it will be working later when I check in.  I always look forward to your vacations and trips with the wonderful pictures you post.

   I am so sorry to have not replied sooner to all your well wishes!  I have had a busy week!  It was a really good birthday, got in some pool time, and had dinner at Red Lobster and home to Turtle Cheesecake!    Won't be getting on the scales for a while!
Thank you again for the sweet wishes.

I am in Northen Indiana and have  a whole lot of the ruby throated at my 3 feeders!  They are incredible to watch!  I don't understand how people get more than one or two to feed at the same feeder at the same time!    I fill these feeders almost daily!  Neighbors say they don't get but maybe one or two since they all hang out at my house!  We will be spending time in Southern Florida this winter and am hoping to attract them at our location there.  Love watching and feeding these busy little ones.  Got that from my parents! 

Could they be aphids?  My uneducated guess from here in Northern Indiana.   

I loved this video!  I had a cat while living in Florida YEARS AGO, who would turn ON the water!  When I left in the morning would have to double check the handles to make sure they were TIGHT and that the water heater was OFF! 

I posted that on another forum to share and most loved it but one was concerned with the amount of water "wasted" to get it filmed.  Bummer as I thought most could watch and enjoy.

Thanks for sharing the giggles!   

OH I was going "back in time" and saw those visitors too and thought OH OH better home the owners don't show up!  It would be look honey we had delivery!