Just some shots from this spring’s garden. Nothing has been harvested yet, although the blueberries are getting close.

Cherry tomatoes.

Jersey and Duke blueberries.

Sprawling cucumbers that are planted in pots to help protect the stems from bugs and a couple rabbits.

Vimeo has finally added categories.

“Categories are an ever-changing catalog of Vimeo’s great content and active communities. Explore categories to find the videos you like and to connect with the people who make them.”

-blakewhitman

To me the only downside to Vimeo was that they lacked a real directory. Sure there is the Channels page with videos that are added to a specific themed group. However, with “31,396 Channels to watch” how would you ever find a specific category or genre?

If might have taken a year from concept to finish to get here, but I am happy that it did.

You can check out my Vimeo page with vids here.

Laurel set up her stuffed animals to help act as a lookout in order to alert her when her friend’s mom arrived to pick her up for their playdate.

But best friends too.

My nephew Ethan and my niece Laurel on the swings in Camden, SC.

4/19/2009

I caught these two carpenter bees in the act of nectar robbing the azaleas this spring.

I had always wondered why the flowers in the yard would suddenly fall off or quickly whiter when there had been no change in the weather. I had hoped there was some way to stop it, or prolong the life of the flower.

While reading up on the nature of carpenter/bumble bees, I came across the behavior of nectar robbing. After reading about it I quickly realized that’s what was happening to our flowers. The bees were coming in, cutting the base of the flower to get to the nectar, causing the flower to later whither and fall off the plant. Unfortunately this is a completely natural habit so we’ll just have to enjoy the spring flowers while we can.

What could be so engaging to have everyone in the same room watching the television?

Is it Election Night?

Nope.

The Super Bowl?

Not even close.

It’s an episode of “Toddlers and Tiaras” on TLC. The can’t-take-your-eyes-away-because-it’s-hilarious-and-horrifying-at-the-same-time series about child beauty pagents.

I have to disclose for the dignity of my family that this was a one time viewing event. Although I haven’t checked their dvr’s so I can’t be certain that there aren’t some secret fans in the bunch.

Jezebel has more on T&T.