What I Saw on Sunday

(E, you'll appreciate this): With all the random things I took pictures of while visiting my parents this weekend, I feel like my blog needs either the dotted line from "Family Circus" or a cameo appearance from Ickle and Lardee!

my mom's adopted bird (the bird adopted my mom by literally falling at her feet in Charlottesville, VA).
I don't know which is cooler, the praying mantis or the size of that marigold!

I love my zoom... and this guy's cool blue color scheme.

Basil (pre-pesto)

Only the freshest ingredients!

These cherry tomatoes are actually growing upside down. Cool, huh?

The king of the garden, my Uncle John.

The goodies from the garden that Uncle John sent home with me.