the swans of bruges

Whether we were traveling on a boat or a bike, we always seemed to run into a swan or two. Below are some photos I took at the Minnewater park, which is a park completely covered in feathers because it's literally owned by the swans, ducks, etc.

this guy was pissed!

bruges

Bruges was beautiful, unique and charming. We really enjoyed our stay, so much so that for a short time we thought about moving there. And then we realized we didn't want to learn French so yeah...Decatur wins!

our bed and breakfast

window boxes just pop against the buildings

beautiful garden at the Church of our Lady

a great nook/garden on the canal - loved it!

a field of red roses in a park adjacent to
the Lake of Love

happy roses!

the Lake of Love

some ducks resting on the edge of the canal

a 'Private' hydrangea

close up

brussels

Brussels was nice, but it didn't have many gardens or landscapes worthy of a photo. The few posted below are of the only places in the city that stood out to me.

Royal Palace of Brussels

a little place near Kunstberg and the Mont des Arts

...been a while

And I've been to quite a few places and taken quite a few pictures since my last post, so just bear with me.

Thanks.

margot got shamed

Let me start this one off by saying that this was Jarrod's idea. Haha....sorry, Jarrod. He thought it would be funny to pile Margot's toys on top of her while she was in a comatose sleep. I thought she'd wake up after the first one, but clearly she was REALLY tired.

what the....??

Okay, so I found this crazy-looking thing in my yard a couple weeks ago. I think it has to be some sort of fungus because it was dead and gone the next day. It was a couple shades of red, smelled awful and had a nasty slime at the top of it. Be prepared to vurp (vomit+burp) if you choose to click on the photos for a closer look...it's really gross. Any guesses on what it is?

UPDATE: It's called a STINKHORN! The official name is Mutinus elegans...

is it you, alvin?

We've had a little chipmunk visit our bird feeder recently and he's got this stubby, little tail. I wonder if it means he's an adolescent or maybe he lost it in a gang fight or something. Either way, here he is stuffing his cheeks with sunflower seeds.

Here he is making his way to the feeder - it's like
'where's waldo' chipmunk edition
still scouting...
jackpot!
stubby tail
this cardinal was not happy the chipmunk was there