An Hour in the Garden

Saturday was a bit on the cloudy side with few sun breaks. I spent a couple of hours in the shop working on milling lumber for the guest bath cabinets while Rebecca was off getting a massage and meds. After Rebecca returned, we had lunch and then were vegging in front of television. I periodically looked out the patio door at the pond and yard beyond thinking how nice it is that we decided to open up the doorway between the kitchen and family room allowing me to bring the yard and pond a bit closer.

After watching the Food Network's "Building the Best Burger", or something like that, where selected Network stars show off their recipe for their favorite burgers, I felt myself becoming increasingly hungry regardless of just having lunch. I hate to admit this but, according to the Obesity Society, I am on the brink of becoming obese with a BMI of 29.5, so as soon as another cooking show began I thought it best I get the hell out of there.

Wasn't sure what to do next (I know, should have gone for a walk) and was thinking that it had been awhile since I posted any pictures and prose to my blog so I grabbed my camera and headed outside. Being overcast as it was the light conditions were near prime (I like a little more blue sky and white, not gray, clouds) for taking closeup images of things in the yard. I really love digital imagery because, being the skinflint I am, I don't have to worry about the cost of film and can just go crazy snapping away-which I did. It's amazing what one can find in their own back yard. The following images are some of the better ones of the hour or so shoot. You can go here to view all of the keepers (with captions) for the hours shoot. And the best thing about having camera in hand, at least for me at that hour, was that it took my mind off of food!