afternoon adventures

every time i take my puppy for a walk, i pass this street that looks so shaded and dreamy.  last night i decided he and i would walk up there instead of on the trail.  boy am i glad i made that decision!  it's only 1 street over from mine, but it's so completely different feeling.  the houses are quaint and look like they belong in a much cooler city than huntsville!

the street was shaded and quiet, (except for an overgrown poodle that bohdie could have demolished, but i digress) and the houses had impressive landscaping, one in particular.  you could tell that any free time in that person's life went into that yard and boy was it nice to look at - flowers of every color and variety!

 ok, so this picture doesn't do any kind of justice!  this yard was spectacular.

 several houses had these darling wooden bridges from the sidewalk to the front door.

 to me, this one looks like it belongs on cape cod.  in the back there were also covered decks on ALL 3 levels!

this house has an orange kitty!

this white stuff was EVERYWHERE!  it looked like a pillow exploded and it smelled like sugar.  these are the seeds from a tree that i don't know the name of, floaty, milky, feathery little seeds that lined the trail. 

creek view 

my sweet puppy 

i love taking late afternoon walks, however last night we stayed out about 15 minutes too long, it was pretty dark by the time we got home.  nevertheless, the air was sweet with honeysuckle, there were several bullfrogs chatting in the creek, tiny fish were jumping, the birds were singing and the air was just the perfect mix of hot and wet to let you know to take advantage now because this summer in the south is going to be brutal!

i will be going back up that street every chance i get, next time i'll go solo though because there was a very curious orange kitty that wanted to be my friend, but bohdie scared it away! and you know how i am about those orange kitties!