August Was Pretty Darn Awesome

 I know I have mentioned at least 100 times how much I love my...

Brooklyn Swenson Bucket List Calendar

The Calendar comes with fun ideas for each month,

and stickers to place on the day that activity was completed.

I am also using stickers from my scrapbooking stash.

and trust me, I have a lot!

August gave us some really wonderful memories.

- there were a lot of butterflies -

This is the latest Black Swallowtail Butterfly that has emerged from its chrysalis,

 it hung around for pictures, then flew off.

I have raised and released 20 butterflies this summer.

Right now I have 10 teenie, tiny caterpillars and 4 in chrysalis form.

The small ones will probably form their chrysalis this fall and stay that way for the entire winter, 

emerging in the spring of 2026.

- I saw and photographed a lot of hummingbirds -

- I ate a lot of lobster and fried shrimp -

- I photographed a lot of birds and squirrels at my backyard feeders -

- we saw a lot of fireworks -

- we did a lot of grilling -

- we saw some pretty amazing moons -

- we've also seen some gorgeous sunsets -

I shopped with my two great nieces, Addie and Lorelei for clothes for back to school,

we have done this every year since they first started school.

That was quite the experience this year...if you do this, bring a lot of money and maybe don't go to

Lululemon

I'm just going to say WoW, I had no idea what I was in for, the prices are insane.

But...they both got what they wanted, they were so happy and so was I.

There was a lot more but I have already shared those pictures!.