Pretty drinks, clean plate club and dragonfly

- Friend Leisa and I went to Cafe Sunflower in Buckhead (Atlanta) to toast her birthday (which was September 12).  These are the most beautiful drinks, I think - mine is on the left: Cucumber Fizz (cucumber juice, organic Ginger beer and sake).  Leisa's was a mixture of something or other with beet juice and a shot of sake.  Favorite question of the evening - to the waiter:  "Is that drink very beety?" 

- This was a special of the evening - eggplant with a crushed walnut crust on an aioli sauce.  So good!  We both got that and joined the clean plate club.  :)  Did anyone else hear that growing up?

from Google images

- This fun little toy is "Miss Tanaka" - a dragonfly who flies into the air if you press her suction cup to a smooth service.  As the suction releases, she flies straight up.  We tried it at the dinner table last night and it worked!  :)  I spotted this while card shopping and knew my friend would like it and she did.  

It's Friday!  So glad for the weekend to be here.  Hope yours is stellar!

Gathered by nature, drive by laughter and great work spot

- On a bright October afternoon, spotting a rock drawing someone scratched onto a wall at the park near work.  If click to enlarge, you can see the beauty of the rocks and leaves gathered by nature on the lower right.

- From Mr Cs Bar & Grill sign:  Safer than the White House.  Indeed!  The sign made me lol when I passed it on my way into work this morning, so the lol cat is in honor of that.  :)  It was raining (again), so no way to stop and get a pic. 

- Mr Cs and the park where the drawing was are about 1/2 mile from each other.  Truly a wonderful blend of urban life and nature in my workplace of NW Atlanta.

It's my 1400th post today.  How about that?   Hope you have a great weekend, my friends!

Happy hour, see you in May and promises kept

- Golfers having a late afternoon "good walk spoiled" on Bobby Jones Golf Course, that runs adjacent to the park where I walk in the afternoon.  (Click to enlarge.)  I had an off day at work and being out in nature's glory made it all go away.

- The apple scented candle I've been burning in my kitchen makes me think of someplace pleasant that I can't put my finger on.  And this morning, while unloading the dishwasher, it came to me.  My sister's mountain home kitchen.  Ahhh...

- More early morning activity:  watering the outside plants that are under the eaves, including the Easter lily pictured on Sunday.  I promise the as yet potted geraniums (out in the open) that rain is on the way for them today. 

Happy Earth Day!

The end of it, I liked it and I liked that, too

- When the train was approaching on this trestle, during my Wednesday after-work walk, I got a toot toot from the train engineer; either because I smiled and waved or because they do that anyway.  Either way, I liked it.  By the time I circled around the trail, the train was leaving - this was the end of it, snapped with my phone.  And near the end of my walk, too.

- Enjoying the music on my iPod during that walk.  It's fun walking with friends, too, but I still love a solitary walk, listening to music.  The very energetic song, "I Like It," by Enrique Iglesias came on and the joy of it made me walk faster.

- Having an after-work catch up with friend Leisa on Thursday at a very energetic Irish pub / restaurant, Fado.  Our fries chips arrived with three lovely sauces, red chili aioli, Marie Rose sauce* and American ketchup.  :)  So good.

We are looking at a rainy weekend here in Atlanta.  OK with me - there's always reading and movie watching waiting here at home.  I hope you have a great weekend!

* Same as what we call Thousand Island salad dressing here in the states, I think.  :)