Butterflies and Victorian murder

Another marvelous day, largely outside walking, watering, picking flowers, loafing, reading

The butterflies are very active, too fast for anything better than this blurry attempt at a silver spot. 

There were monarchs and another similar butterfly that isn't a monarch, Marie will know what I mean, also many insects of all sizes. There's a lot of activity around my tiny patio which has never been sprayed. There are even little bees trying to break into closed morning glory flowers. They should have been here earlier.

Indoors some accidental art, the shadow of the window curtain cast on the fridge. 

This was a bonus I hadn't thought of when I hung the curtain.

And there's a bouquet guarded by a Herend hound

While the posh orchids are posing 

Today's yes2next August challenge was only five minutes of arm weights, so I added in another 15-minute one, using resistance bands. Some of the moves are tricky for balance, and I noticed I'd improved since I last did that routine. All good.

I'm beginning to think about soon being ready for fall, after so much time outside, and for once I'm not cast down about it. I think the experience of surgery and car upheavals has made a quieter season quite appealing. And maybe new interests, too. We'll see.

Thank you everyone for your takes on work and value, always good to hear what blogistas have to say, never dull.

Happy day everyone, speak up always, especially in here, sez 

Ted and Big Ursy