289/365: "How brave a ladybug must be! Each drop of rain is big as she. Can you imagine what you'd do, If raindrops fell as big as you?" ~ Aileen Fisher

3 pictures above in notes! :)

Well, this day didn't turn out as expected...I am typing this on Steve's iPhone and am relieved to have this bit of access to the internet. There was a crew working down at the road putting in new cable or optical line, not sure what. At about noon we lost our phone and internet and nobody seems to know when this will be resolved. :/ I had plans of visiting and commenting today but only got to say hi to about 35 people before my plans were tossed in the trash. :( [NOTE: Service was finally restored at 8:30am pst, yay!!]

However, I did take my pictures and we figured out how to get them uploaded so I won't miss a 365 day! :)

This morning I was busy commenting and having my usual delightful time when I felt something crawling in my hair! Gently touching, I felt nothing but then saw something on my glasses! Ack! I was sure it would be a nasty tick and pulled them off instantly to see. To my relief, I saw instead a beautiful ladybug crawling along. Without a pause, I hopped up, went downstairs and got my camera! Such fun to take pictures of these beauties... As it turned out, I got 4 nice pictures to share today!

Aileen Lucia Fisher (September 9, 1906 – December 2, 2002) was an American writer of more than a hundred children's books, including poetry, picture books in verse, prose about nature and America, biographies, Bible themed books, plays, and articles for magazines and journals. Her poems have been anthologized many times and are frequently used in textbooks. In 1978 she was awarded the second National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Born in Michigan, Fisher moved to Colorado as an adult and lived there for the rest of her life. (From wiki)

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