Monday, August 1, 2011

Happiness (today) was...


Having lunch in downtown Portland with my beautiful (and almost 23-year old, eek!) first born son:

Having the very first cherry (Gold Nugget) tomato turn ripe:

...on the very same day as my volunteer sunflower #1...:

*and* volunteer sunflower #2 decided to open:

Treating myself to a new pair of sharp (and non-rusty) garden clippers:

for my super cool (and well used) garden clipper holster:

(On at least three occasions now, I've been teased by visiting delivery people about this holster. I don't care. I *love* it.)

Locating the source of a (very) unpleasant mildewy smell in the house and being very surprised that it turned out to be this:

Painting my toes a bright new color (and one that I normally wouldn't choose):

Finding a surprise (giant) strawberry hanging (hiding?) over the outside of a potted strawberry plant:

It was delicious:

Taking a picture of two fluffy lumps on the rocks outside my garden:

and having them turn into two very handsome, if sleepy, cats:

And talking a walk at dusk in the woods with my three beloved big critters (2 donkeys and a llama):

Ummm, yeah, you're pretty much going to have to take my word on this last one, I think.

It was a happy day.

19 comments:

  1. Lovely strawberry, lovely sunflowers, lovely toenail color!

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  2. Love days like that! Envious of your "walkable" temperatures! We're roasting here and sooooo ready for rain and cooler temps. Enjoy!

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  3. loved it all! even the 'taking your word for it' shot. :) joy, joy, joy!

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  4. What a nice "day in the life of Danni" series of photos. Happiness at my place yesterday was beginning the first steps of spinning up some Kai llama: Getting Ready to Spin. Come see!

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  5. Handsome boy you have there! And it looks like all is well at your farm. Nice toes, yummy strawberries, happy cats and, unlike here, tomatoes that aren't green!

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  6. Looks like you did have a lot of happiness yesterday! :)

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  7. Everything looks amazing. I'd forgotten what the color green looked like.
    I especially love the pic of number one son. You know how I feel about the kiddos. :)

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  8. Loved your day!

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  9. You're lucky to have so much happiness in your life... for some people *cough* perhaps like me, would wish that they could just lie down and enjoy life...

    Anyways, Cheers =D

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  10. Thanks for sharing all those great photos, Danni. Have a wonderful day today, too. :)

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  11. Sounds like a near perfect day, Danni. Lovely post.

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  12. I can see some ears in the picture, just not sure who they belong to.

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  13. Those are outstanding tomatoes! I can't tell you how it warms my heart to see how happy & content Clyde & George are. Those two, especially the handsome one (Clyde *smile*) have completely stolen my heart.

    Hugs,
    Carolynn

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  14. Wow! You should put the memory of this glorious day in a box and open it when a day proves to be not so sweet.
    Love the boy you had lunch with! MY firstborn grandson, who shows amazing family spirit all the time.

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  15. you know I love this about you: even the simplest of things bring great happiness... thanks for sharing your happiness and bringing me some as well!
    and might I say that oh my goodness your son it handsome! too bad I'm not 20 years younger.....

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  16. What a great day! Thanks for sharing it with us. Oh, I love the holster.

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  17. What a perfectly perfect day...those toes rock!

    BTW, go the donkeys today and frankly I just might be in love! Thanks for all the help and advice so far...indicating there is a strong likelihood I will be needing more ;)! Kim

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  18. That sure is a bright PINK!!!

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