Are All Men's Idol Bob the Builder?

The school where I punch the time clock everyday has started some renovation work. This is not the first overhaul since it opened in 1961, but for some reason, a big deal is being made. I think it is so the guys can wear hard hats and drool at the large equipment.

Since I sponsor the yearbook, I have easy access to a camera. Frequently I go outside to take pictures of the progress. It is amazing how fast progress is being made. When the ground shakers were working, they would go right up to the windows, and the kids would move because they thought the machines were going to go through the wall. Little did the kids know that the teachers paid extra for that feature. Just kidding. It was amazing to see that kids could move fast. The only other time they move like they have some place to go is when the lunch bell rings.

My principal and the assistant have their very own hard hats now--and forever!! What is it about the hat? They have hard heads already. Just kidding, again. Me?? I couldn't care less about jumping on the big bulldozer, driving the dump truck, and (especially) wearing that stupid hat. Sorry guys. That fantasy is all yours.

No Green Thumb on This Hand!!

It may not appear that I like flowers, but I do. The only problem is that I am not a good gardener. As a matter of fact, silk flowers have a problem maintaining their appearance in my home. Since I've gone through the stage of planting bulbs and digging them up in the fall, I don't attempt that type of flower. As a matter of fact, I found out that if there is any type of frost, bulbs are goners. They have no forgiveness for the gardener.

I have tried the hanging baskets, but I found out that they need watered too much. I think that my formative years were spent hearing, "Turn off that water," or "You don't need to have that water on." I figured Mother Nature should assist outdoor plants. My hanging baskets didn't give any forgiveness to this gardener; therefore, I don't invest in hanging baskets anymore. Every once in a while, I may get a hanging basket in the spring from someone who doesn't know my brown thumb syndrome.

I have even attempted throwing some seeds into the ground, hoping for the best. I do like to have cut flowers in the house and on my desk at school. This year near the end of May I purchased some seeds for flowers marked as flowers for a butterfly garden. I put the seeds in three different areas--all with different results.

I am having difficulty placing these pictures!! Anyway, the picture directly above this was taken in my front yard. I trimmed some of the tree limbs yesterday so that the flowers could have more sun. As I was doing that, a mourning dove flew out of the top where she has a nest. I hate those birds!! The picture at the top is a close up. If you look closely, you will see a white butterfly on the flower by the trunk. In the back, there is a yellow butterfly.

I had other pictures of the other flower beds, but maybe I'll attempt those another day. I not only don't have a green thumb, but I also don't have a camera finger.