Images from my phone

It’s 4 PM on a Thursday afternoon and if I were working, I’d be getting ready to quit after what would probably have been a long and busy day. It’s been just over three weeks since I took an extended absence from my job in order to care for my husband, and I’m getting into a kind of routine {finally}.

I still set daily goals for myself and today’s were to call Verizon {about the crazy-high invoice I just received}, to bake an apple pie {and go to the orchard to get the fruit], and to write a post {for heaven’s sake, it’s been since Sunday}.

The post I’m sharing this afternoon consists entirely of images taken over the past several days using my Samsung Galaxy S4 phone. I used the Aviary photo app to edit and crop most of the the pictures for publication.

 

 

My blogging friend, {Kerri}, tells me that she believes this to be a red-spotted purple butterfly. I’d previously posted it on Instagram. If you’d like to follow me there, there’s a tab on the right of this post.

 

 

This lovely specimen is living almost right outside our back porch door.

She is huge.

 

 

I don’t know, just some stuff along the garden fence.

And when I say garden, I mean weed haven.

 

 

In a month, these and all my geraniums will have new homes in the window sills throughout the house.

 

 

Himself. In repose.

 

 

I used Be Funky for this edit. Blackie’s favorite seat is on the coffee table.

 

 

You’re probably wondering what this is about.

Sometimes I run out of things at home. Our son works at the Acme. Why call or text, when you can take a picture and just hit send?

 

 

I baked a pie today.

My husband has been talking about pie for several days now. He’ll ask what’s for dinner and I’ll tell him and he’ll ask if there will be pie. So I figured I’d better bake one.

 

I think it came out pretty well. I’ll let you know how good it is. If you’d like to make your own, you can fine the recipe here: {Favorite Apple Pie}. I believe I used Ginger Gold apples, which are very limited right now. My favorite apple to use for pie is Stayman Winesap but they won’t be ready until next month.

Thanks for stopping by ~

UPDATE: Oh, my good gracious, the pie was freaking awesome. Huge hit. Huge.