Whilst at the nursery, I picked up a couple of Fred's birthday gifts: a bromeliad for the lobby at Concentrix and 10 basil plants.
My man dearly loves pesto so I'm hoping these will be gifts that will keep,on giving through the summer.
Spanky wanted to help plant the aromatic emerald treasures. Callie (pictured inside the storm door) wanted to get in on the fun too, and was quite vocal about it.
But all three of our torties are indoors only. In the end, she was happier getting a good scratch from the birthday boy. Callie's not one who likes getting her claws dirty.
Voila! The Basil Bed. If these 10 look promising, I'll go buy 10 more. Like I said, my man loves pesto. Ten plants will hardly do the trick. Grow, babies, grow!
Still enthralled with my new camera, I was snapping pics of everything in sight. The hydrangea bush fairly begged me to tarry for awhile. This shot is just as I took it, sans enhancement of any kind. (Did I mention I LOVE this new camera?)
I have no idea what this specimen is but they're quite abundant down beside the pond.
For his birthday dinner, Fred chose LaVecchias. Few places in Charlotte do seafood better!
Of course I took my new Canon. (Smitten, smitten, smitten!) I know I looked like a tourist snapping pix of the fish suspended from the ceiling. But one's fifty (uh-hem) something birthday only comes 'round once a year.
A luscious meal and an incredible bottle of wine capped off a great day. And the festivities continue tomorrow when we go to an early morning screening of "Up".
Happy Birthday, Fred! Cheers!
11 comments:
LaVecchias is one of mine and Joey's favorite places to go celebrate something. Nice choice! Jen
Happy uh-hem birthday, Fred! Great pics Becky.
Great pics! I believe that your mystery plant is Striped Wintergreen. We saw it all the time when we hiked and it was always a treat!
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Jen, yes, I need to come up with a lot more special occasions. :)
John, Fred yjanks you & so do I.
Jer, thank you SO much! I was hoping if I put the photo up someone would know what that little plant is. There are tons of them down by the pond. So beautiful!
Good shots with the new eyebox-machine. The hydrangea is wonderful!
Thanks, Musser! Not quite sure how it happened but was happy when it did. Thinking of you!
Happy Birthday to Fred. What a wonderful photo essay you have shown with your new camera. I too love pesto, nothing better than homemade. Your cat is so funny, I could almost hear her meowing to get out. When I saw the photo of the fish I almost thought it was a ceramic fish - I guess I have a clay encrusted brain.
happy Birthday Fred... and yes, the camera takes wonderful pics! The hydrangea one is my favorite. And the birds... are perfect in flowerpots.
I have just been visiting your Concentrix web site and finding out more about what you both do. Most impressed. Happy birthday to Fred, hey..., 50ish is not so bad (I hope.., as I'm exploring that territory myself!).
Great job with the photos, good captures. Belated Birthday Wishes to Fred...Just wait till you pass the 60's mark, and listen to the knees pop not the corks.
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