A Bunch of Ramblings...

"If all the cars

 in the United States 

were placed end to end,

 it would probably be

 Labor Day weekend".

Doug Larson

That might be the case most years, 

but probably not this past Labor Day.

 With the devastation in

 Texas and Louisiana, 

and the huge fire burning around 

Los Angeles,

 there would surely be 

other things on most folk's minds 

than a get-away.

  Now with Hurricane Irma 

bearing down on Florida 

how much more 

can these poor people stand?

  

The support given 

by all the first responders 

and the volunteering of private citizens 

from all over, 

is truly an effort of angels.

 Years will pass 

before everything can be

 put to rights and 

some of their life's blood 

can never be replaced. 

 We must do what we can 

for all of our neighbors,

 in good times and in bad.

 We are all family,

 after all.

We did not 

leave the house this Labor Day.

  Well, maybe, I did once.

  To capture this crow 

in a cloche...

...and to rescue this beauty 

from Michael's.

 He is so creepy,

 yet at the same time beautiful, 

that it was all I could do

 to carry him to the check stand.

 Why,

 since I truly cannot abide 

anything with wings, 

except angels,

 do I continually have 

this fixation with birds?

 I only know

 that I am preparing for 

the return of the Cottage Witch 

in a few weeks 

and these obnoxious creatures

 are much a part of that.

 In the vein of normalcy, 

I will call your attention to

 the pear I made

 from a light bulb 

and some bits of twine.

If that can be 

called normal!

I have set a few 

other baubels 

pertaining to Halloween 

in the entry hall

 and...

... an early autumn bouquet, 

in a cute little jug from Home Goods,

 on the wagon. 

No pun intended!

I picked a few

 of the Chinese Lanterns 

that were getting too tall

 to stand upright in the garden 

and Goatzie accessorized them 

with a haul of oranges 

in his cart.

  

As the title of this post implies, 

this is just a bunch of ramblings 

that seem to happen 

when I can't think of 

anything else to write about.

  The fire near us 

is about 90% contained

 so hope there are no more, 

but the chances of that

 are much greater 

with this horrid heat

 we are still having.

  Whatever you are going through,

 stay safe,

 cool

 and healthy.

Fall is on the way!

...Judy...

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