The Day After A Long Weekend

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Originally uploaded by KenCalvino

And all I want to do is crawl back in bed and say just one more day! Gertie was up at 5 this morning but after taking her out I told her it was way to early and marshalled her right back into the bedroom. I figure even if she spent the time being annoying, I want to get her into the habit of sleeping until at least 6. To my surprise she flopped down and took a nice long nap. We ended up getting back up at 6:15. She went back and I grabbed my camera because there was a mourning dove sleeping on my windshield - funny as hell. Anyway, from the door it was too far away (I really need to get a telephoto lens) so I moved a bit closer which was about the time Gertie saw it and made a mad dash.

So today I have a nice picture of some of the flowers along my ramp. The first year here had just been planted and was so small. This year it's about 2 feet tall and quite the little bush. It is covered with these flowers. If anyone knows what kind of plant it is I'd appreciate it if you let me know. I guess I really should get this day started.......