Critters and Other Things

We bought some new things.  Can you guess?   Here is Poppa putting the new items into the truck.....

Yes - we all bought new bikes!  The boys got black bikes and I got a pretty blue and white one!  They are 21-speed bikes, but I haven't learned yet how to change all those gears.  I'm working on it though.  Funny - Poppa and Kev-Inn seemed to know intuitively....but not me......it must be a guy thing, right?  Once we got home Poppa fine-tuned them and put on the parcel carriers so Squeegie and Taffy could go for a ride with us. 

Another day, while on our morning walk to the donut shop, we found a few interesting things.  My rose bushes are doing very well.....

Someone had put this item out for large-item garbage pickup.  With little Curtis in mind I stopped and snaffled it.  It is lovely and clean and operating well.   Poppa will fine tune it and do some more minor cleaning and it will work just fine!

Now we have a stroller for each of the little boys.  Of course, Munchie soon won't want to be in a stroller, but probably sometimes he'll get a little tired and take a ride.  And....we also found this speciman.  This photo is especially for Auntie Colleen and Uncle Shaun.  Neither of them will believe that I am tolerating this thing at my place........mind you, if I knew how, I would probably eliminate it immediately!

Ewwwwwwwwww!  I thought Uncle Shaun's slug was bad......then I find this thing in my own front yard!  Eeek!  Thank goodness for zoom lens, I didn't have to get very close!

On a much nicer topic........here is a better picture of the latest lace.  This pattern is called Mlle R de B Scollop (no - I didn't spell that wrong, that's how it is spelled on the pattern) and I found it at knitty.com

At this point,  I think it appropriate to post a photo of a critter that I actually like....

Yes, a much better critter than the previous one.  Photo compliments of Uncle Shaun.