A Robot and Her Pictures

You know, I love it when I can actually BE bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the early morning hours.  This used to be a much more common occurrence in years gone by and fading in the rearview mirror of my life. But, as my body began to more openly rebel against being used and abused as if it was a robot (which it decidedly is not . . . I don't think robots experience aggravating shoulder pain which precludes said robot from pumping out those 126 push-ups every other day which impart to said robot a feeling of self-worth and physical accomplishment . . . and then ingest a 6-day regimen of cortico-steroids which, while doing absolutely nothing for the burning joint pain, did cause burning BELLY pain and anxiety in the poor robot . . .  but I digress), um, as I was saying, my body reacts in ways most undesirable these days.  And, sadly, that includes requiring more sleep on the back end as sleep on the front end continues to remain rather elusive.

Sigh . . .

But since I'm am up, rise and shine, and hopping in true techno fashion between a Facebook photo album upload of my daughter's very-much-fun Senior Picture Photo Shoot (yes, it deserves first-letter CAPS) and this here blog entry and the dictionary app on Girlfriend (iPhone to you newbies), I thought I might as well upload a few pics here, too.  Especially after visiting the recent blog entry of one of my Earth Diva's daughters,  City Girl  (please click and read: you WON'T be disappointed -- pics of a St. Patty's Day Parade in Toronto -- the cute Asian girl and her man . . . hilarious!).

1.  There's something odd about this here yellow bell pepper.

2.  Mama loves frowning girls in green with floral headbands!

3.  The boy has decided to put more effort into his Honors English class.  Proud of that!

4.  This pair of mourning doves were a'courtin' one morning.

5a.  My daughter's boyfriend claims to dislike our cat.

5b.  He has a weird way of showing it . . . 

5c.  Oh, wait!  It's the CLAWS he dislikes -- those sharp curved scimitars in the foreground there!

6a.  Zachary needed $$.  Ashley agreed to pay him to clean her bathroom.

6b.  He's a rather brave boy to tackle the job.

6c.  That's what being cash-strapped will do to a fellow.

6d.  He didn't, however, extend his bravery to her bedroom.  Greed has its limits!

7.  Starbucks cups, with a few foreigners intermingled, that I'm saving for SOMETHING.

Any ideas?

8.  Taking candid shots of my sweet babycakes is a way of life for moi.

9a.  Evidently, sweet babycakes enjoys catching me in candid moments, too!

9b.  Whose the REAL BIRD here, anyway?

9c.  I can answer THAT question!

10.  My Eastern redbud and weeping willow caught holding hands.

Love is certainly in the air as spring doth approach . . . 

Have a LOVE-ly day, friends.