At the top of our stairs we have an open space the we refer to as the sitting room. It's where we have the computer, a bookshelf for the girls, and where some of their toys are kept. It has a large solarium style window that affords us a great view of our neighbors, the street below, and Mt. Juneau. Our neighbors across the street have a very pretty garden. It flourished this summer with all the sun. Last week a beautiful double stargazer lily bloomed. This morning, a car stopped in the middle of the street. The driver jumped out giggling, ran to their garden, picked the beautiful double lily, jumped back into the car, and sped away. She crouched as she ran across the street as if she didn't want to be seen and had no idea that i was staring at her from above. I was so sad to see that lily go. I have picked flowers from people's private property before, but only if there are lots (one lilac or hydrangea from a whole blooming tree or bush). I'm sure some would still consider it wrong, but this just seemed different to me. Maybe it's because i have been waiting for it to bloom for weeks and now it's gone. This prompted me to run downstairs and take pictures of the triple bloomed lily at the bottom of our front steps. hope the giggling thief doesn't strike twice!
Okay, so it wasn't nice surprise that started my day, but it ended with a nice one...
It's been mostly raining for a week and a half. We've see a few breaks of sun, but even when it has been dry, it has been mostly cloudy. This afternoon, MN and i were in the sitting room reading and waiting for MR to wake up from her nap when the sun came out! Here's a few pictures of what we've been putting up with and the nice treat we had this afternoon:
(see the waterfall? it's so quiet out there - no background noise -
that i could hear it across the channel!)
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