Chocolate and Rambling Thoughts

I got a great surprise in the mail today when I got home from work.  One of my oldest and dearest friends in Colorado (Hello Carole!) sent me some chocolate sunflower seeds to grow.  Yes, you read and saw that correctly ~ chocolate sunflower seeds for planting and growing chocolate sunflowers.  I can’t wait to see these flowers!!  I wonder if they will have a chocolate taste?  Will the birds go from eating the regular sunflower seeds to these and feel like they are getting dessert?  If I succeed in growing these, photos will most definitely follow.  Thanks again Carole ~ I’m so happy you thought of me!  🙂

I read an interesting article by RC Concepcion on Scott Kelby’s blog about watermarks today.  I originally started out putting them in the corners….then I thought I should put them across the image….but I didn’t like the way that looked.  Personally, I thought it took something away from my image so I went back to the corners again.  After reading this post, I learned that was the smart thing to do.  Check out the article…..he has some good alternative suggestions for protecting your images.

My jasmine plants are blooming….front and back yard.  I love the smell of jasmine ~ the plant in the front is right by my front door.  It is a special treat each time I walk out my door.  🙂

My favorite roses ever are blooming too.  These roses have an incredible scent.  I noticed the bush is getting some black spot on the leaves ~ doesn’t take long for that crap to move in does it?  I will have to see if I can find something to prevent it from spreading and dropping all the leaves.  I like the flowers the best….but I like the leaves too.

This little guy was hopping around while I was taking photos the other day.  He was a little skittish, but kind of brave at the same time.  If I got too close, he would hop off the fence and run under the Jeep.  As soon as I turned away, he would fly back to the fence and hop closer to me.  I think this is part of the gang of little birds like this that visit the bird feeder out front ~ perhaps he was trying to figure out if I had the treats?