Party Invite by Only

Only here.  I is resting today cuz we have a big party coming up on Sunday - not just Mother's Day but Yoko's 19th Gotcha Day!!!

We've got all kinds of fun games lined up....

and foods galore!

So put this Sunday May 13 on your calendar!!!!  See ya there.

Shadow Play with Darby

ATTENTION - Yoko's Gotcha Day is always on Mothers Day so will be celebrated as usual on Sunday May 13! Please come back for the party!

I have a new friend that I play with almost every afternoon!   His name is Mr. Shadow!  I go wait in the bedroom for him to visit.

He shows up on the wall by the fan.  He plays hide and seek with me and makes all kinds of funny animals and critters.

I try very hard to catch him but I never do.

Mom thinks it's funny when I go to the bed every day and wait for my friend to visit!  I just sit and stare at the wall and he most always comes by!  Mom is usually getting ready for work at this time so she sees him too.

Do you have a Mr. Shadow to play with?

Happy May Day!

Darby here today as the May Queen. The first day of May is May Day.  If you are not familiar with this holiday... a little history...May Day began as a festival to honor Flora, the Roman Goddess of flowers.  It became a more secular event  known for the tradition of dancing around the Maypole and crowning the Queen of May.  May first was the first day of summer in ancient cultures with June 21 being the summer solstice or Midsummer.

When Mom was a child (a lonnng time ago) she would make baskets of flowers to hang on the doors of her elderly neighbors.  At school they would form a procession and place a crown of flowers on the statue of Mother Mary.  A very quaint old fashioned holiday but we sure could use more of these nowadays!  Enjoy our garden flowers in honor of May!

Rhododendrons

Purple iris

Yellow iris

 Have your beans got any cool memories of May Days in their past?  Happy May Day to all our friends!

These came up for the first time this year - cool colors!

Shhh...It's Wordless Wednesday!

Wordless Wednesday

Introoder Alert!

Happy Monday ya'll!  Darby reporting today.  I've got introoder duty and am keeping an out out the window.

Introoder Alert!!!!  Mom left our kitty blankie out on the railing outside to air out.  A tiny chickadee found it and began to pick off the cat furs from it for her nest!

She spent a long time thoroughly digging into the blankie and pulling out all the furs! Isn't she yummy.

**ahem** cute?

Mom posted this pic on Facebook but I wanted everyone to get to see the introoder.  Have you had any introoders lately at your house?