I am so enjoying competing each week in the winning photo competition. I consider myself a winner just because I entered. I've got an entry in this week's contest which you can find HERE

Please go over and have a look. There are some fantastic entries this week and it's enough for me that my photo is even included amongst them! It's in exulted company.

Has come and gone and I am still here.

One day someone will get it right and shock the socks off of me! Until then, I remain disappointed. I am getting too old to stay up all night waiting for the world to end.

Yesterday I was baking egg shells to grind up into powder and add it to the feed for my chickens, but I got sidetracked and unwittingly had the oven on way too hot. I went into another room and was happily pottering around in there when I happened to glance at the doorway, and saw my cat, Solly peering around the corner at me. As soon as I looked at her, she ran off. I thought nothing of it, and went back to what I'd been doing. A few seconds later, I looked at the doorway again, and Sandra's cat, Ami was there peering around the corner at me. When I looked at her, she made a funny 'chirrupping' sound and she too ran off.

Curious, now, I followed her and was immediately struck by a strong, nasty smell of burning.

"Omigosh! The eggshells!"

Both cats were hovering at the kitchen door looking at me, then into the kitchen. They were obviously trying to tell me that something was wrong.

And people say animals are dumb? Dumb or mute, they may be, in as much as they cannot speak our language, but stupid, no way! They knew that the black smoke and the bad smell coming from the oven was not a good thing and they made certain they let me know about it!

I couldn't help thinking of the lolcatz site and the kittehs both trying to say "Don't worriez! Wi savez UU!"

see more Lolcats and funny pictures, and check out our Socially Awkward Penguin lolz!

I'd like to thank the people who voted for my photo in the "Eyes" theme on mywinningphoto. I didn't win, but it was fun to participate.

The photo below was my entry.

Bug Eyes!

I don't have an entry in the current competition but there are some great photos in the black and white Transportation theme this week. Stop by and have a look see.

I will be entering a photo for the next one, though and will let you know when the voting opens on that one!

Head on over to my winning photo and check out the terrific photos entered for the "The Eyes Have It" theme this week. I have a photo entered in this week's competition but I can't say which one. Just cast your vote for the one you like most.

I took some macro photographs yesterday around my yard and thought that I would post some of my pics here for my readers to enjoy. I love this kind of ultra closeup imagery of small things. I hope you enjoy the photos.

A green leaf runner (Katydid)

Lichen on a fence post

More lichen, and a plant that I know as Grandfather's Beard.

A tiny white flower growing over the fence.

And the shot of the day. A leaf footed plant bug.

Hannah, my eldest daughter, and her partner came up today to deliver my Mother's Day Gift. It's not mother's day until next Sunday, but this was delivered early as Hannah had time off work and study today.

We had to do some preparation before my gift could be properly installed, though and so we all got out some gardening tools, hammer, nails, and other assorted things and set to work. See if you can figure out what the gift is by these photos.

Before we got to work.

After, just knocking down a few cobwebs in the back area and getting ready to run if a big spider jumps out!

Goofing off for the camera. LOL

While Hannah is being all serious and industrious.

Moving the new residents in

Hannah relaxing now the hard work is done.

Inspecting the new domicile.