Maxine SPINNING Video Premiere

I have talked about in previous posts that I have a spinning black Labrador retriever named Maxine. She chose, as I have heard animals do, to NOT spin in crazy circles in many of my attempts to tape her .  I am also not very good at this, I just used my digital camera...but I know that Maxine is my most popular person ( albeit dog ), in my blog...so I thought my readers would like to see Ms. Spaz in action.
She does this EVERY TIME we go for a walk. The bare spot in the yard you see here spinning in, is courtesy of her.
Love this dog.

Here we go... 5th attempt..the only one I could download, only on Youtube.
Please ignore all the leaves and miscellaneous junk I have not tided up on my porch...still can't bend very well yet.
Enjoy,
Gina

MY How My GARDEN Has Changed--April thru July 2010

I wanted to do one of those entries that I enjoy on other blogs, with pictures how their garden has changed in the Spring to Summer months. I am hoping for some ooohhhss and ahhhhsss , and probably some ' this yardlady needs to get crackin' out there ' comments.

Let's start in the middle, the center focal point of my Lost & Found garden.

Some of these shots I see are almost embarrassing to post my garden looks so forlorn, but stay hopeful and keep reading...they get better.

Here goes- Oh ! this post will be long...sorry, but I'll be gone for a few days and won't post for awhile, 

so that's my excuse:

April 2010- Clean slate

Weeded, ready for planting-fairly bare April 2010

Front shade bed- April 2010

Me in April 2010 thinking ' I have weeded and this garden needs some color ! "

My planters in April calling for a plant to fill them up.

Forgot this, my son and Maxine at Easter , hunting eggs together April 2010. If Maxine finds the eggs first, she eats them..so he has to be quick.

Late April 2010-Yardlady is giving her garden some color, and has high hopes that it will keep looking better.

Late April 2010

As usual, my son watering the air instead of my garden April 2010

May 2010-Wow, already vast improvement , this yardlady starts to smile more when she looks out at this.

May 2010-Beginning of perennials peeking their heads, the brick center I laid with found bricks.

Maxine looking at my tools and lounging. Early May 2010

Mid-May 2010

Mid-May 2010

Mid-May & clearing side path for mulch

Late May 2010

Back shade garden Late May 2010

Late May 2010

Late May-2010

Don't go to sleep out there, I will go thru June and July faster...

Late May 2010

June 2010

June 2010

Side-view June 2010

June 2010-Lush, needs more weeding and trimming  in this shot...that I have done later. But, as usual...needs more again.

June 2010

June 2010-Wowzee, act like you're impressed, God's plants and flowers, my labor.

June 2010

June 2010

early July 2010

Early July 2010

Mid-July 2010

Mid July 2010

Maxine getting bored senseless with me taking pictures out in the hot sun July 2010.

July 2010-Crape myrtles about to envelop my garden

July 2010- Trumpet vine re-blooming

July 2010

Maxine imploring me to stop taking pictures again July 2010. She does this with her sweet brown eyes looking like, " Please, someone take the camera away from my Mom !! "

Last shots-July 2010...Maxine wants back in her air-conditioned comfort.

Now she's getting mildly irritated with me. I wish I only got mildly irritated, I  can get majorly irritated...I need to be more like Maxine. 

Waiting for the door to magically open.

Not letting me take her picture.

Well, that's the best I could do folks. We've only been out her about 15 minutes and Ms. Spoiled Black lab wants another cool nap inside .
Thanks for going on this month by month tour with me, if you hung in there for all the pictures, I would be impressed...if you hung in for half the pictures...I would still be impressed...if you scrolled down to see cute shots of Maxine only...I would not be surprised.


Have a great weekend, blessings and laughter for you , is what I believe is coming your way,

Gina 



" In You, O LORD, I put my trust;
         Let me never be ashamed;
         Deliver me in Your righteousness.
  Bow down Your ear to me,
         Deliver me speedily;
         Be my rock of refuge,
         A fortress of defense to save me.
         
 For You are my rock and my fortress;
         Therefore, for Your name’s sake,
         Lead me and guide me.
  Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,
         For You are my strength. " Psalm 31:1-4

Walk AROUND my HOT Garden in South CAROLINA

Dog days of Summer are upon us here in South Carolina. 4th or 5th day ( can't think because of the heat ), of 100+ degree days. As you see, Miss Maxine has got the life here.

Ok, quick walk around, I did take these pictures at the end of last week I think.

My brain is fried from the heat and humidity.

Come with me...

My white crape myrtle, I planted this only 4 years ago.

See those pittosporums to the far left ? They are wayyyy too happy in my garden. I did not realize they will grow to the size of small trees. May need to be moved.

 Those plants to the upper right are calla lilies. I finally had one bloom this weekend. A pink one. I don't believe they like this heat. I adore calla lilies.

Lush.

My happy salvia and my borrowed or found in my neighbor's yard orange cannas. Wish they were white, but can't help that my neighbor's only had orange to borrow. These are very happy in my garden. See that black tarp behind everything ? My husband and son camped out two nights back here in a tent last week, he is drying out the tarp to roll it up later.
I do not know if I had ever seen a happier 9 year old for two whole days and nights, camping out in the backyard with his dad was COOL !
Actually it was him, my husband and Maxine...they all camped out for two nights back here.

My dragonwing begonia , stuck it in the ground instead of pots this year.

Speedwell, Sunny Border Blue, is VERY happy here.

My heart in my garden. Very soon it will be covered with blue plumbago which is planted below it.

The sprinkler watering my favorite statue , makes Mrs. Sappy Romantic think of love every time I see it.
Everytime.

Caladiums are happy directly in front of my statue.

Daises are ready to bloom behind them, they actually have now.

I like how the crape myrtle forms an arch here. I always think if I had any of you in my garden...I would take you by the arm, drag you over to a vantage point, turn your shoulders and say, " Now look here. "
Over and over I would try to get you to see what I see.

My lambs ear I have had since the beginning of this garden. I love the look of old bricks against the greenery of plants, don't you ?

Back to my shade garden, forgot this shot of my watered leaf whatever- it- is I planted here that comes back every year. I'll go hunt down my plastic tag and figure it out.

Back view.

See Maxine in the distance to the left by her and my son's pool ? She is a true lab about water.

Enough of this hot Summer garden. Today is expected to be 100 plus degrees again.

I planted that crape myrtle behind Maxine 2 years ago. See how she is looking at her pool like she wants it to flip over and for water to magically appear in it ?

She'll get her wish later. She's mainly an indoor dog, so don't worry about her getting hot.
I spoil her most of the time...with  biscuits, long walks, lots of touches, and love...and a air-conditioned home for her 15 naps a day.
She has such a good life !


Have a great day today, be sure to look for ways, small ways...to bless someone today,
Gina

"Behold , the eyes of the LORD is upon them that fear Him, upon them that hope in his mercy..." Psalm 33:18