Ghosts of Rhyolite, Revisited

I had done a post including a great shot of the Ghosts of Rhyolite, and thought it was worth finding more pictures of this unusual art installation.

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Ghost Town

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The Wicker Man (1973)

The Wicker Man. A very creepy movie starring Christopher Lee.  It bombed in the theaters when it came out, due to the lack of promotion, but it gained momentum over the years and now enjoys cult status.

Rent it or buy it, and ditch the remake forever!

'Crows

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Pumpkin Growing

I just wanted to remind folks that this month's Charmed Pot topic will be our favorite gourds: pumpkins!

I wanted to take a quick minute to include a few links to pumpkin seed suppliers. I tend to lean towards Certified Organic, because I know I'm ingesting too many chemicals that I'm largely unaware of. No, I'm not a militant vegan; I just want to slow down the amount of unnatural things infesting my aging body! (I want to build them, not be them!) I also like heirloom seeds, though I will go for some hybrids from time to time.

Heirloom Seeds has a nice variety of certified organic pumpkin seeds.

Seeds of Change carries only certified organic seeds, and had a great varitey of pumpkins and other vegetables.

Stargazer Perennials offers heirloom, certified organic pumpkin seeds.

Other pumpkin suppliers are:

Botanical Interests.

Gardens Alive!

Territorial Seed Company.

Cherry Gal.

Have fun browsing!

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Sorry About the Mutual Admiration Society, But...

I just saw Mr. Macabre's Best Blog Comments Award post, and I have to say how much I appreciate the mention. He said I have "one &%$#@*&^%?%$* great blog," and I was really pleased and flattered he felt that way.

I even forgive the potty mouth.

The Curse, Lifted

A scene from one of my all-time favorite movies.

And I really want to learn how to do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMKLH6n6X7g

"Still Life with Skull"

"Still Life with Skull"
Originally uploaded by orgXIIIorg

Eye-catching, is it not?

Happy Birthday, Mr. ShellHawk!

Saturday night saw our house full of smiles, laughter, amazing food, and wine for my husband's birthday. His birthday is actually today, but it was obviously better to have the party on Saturday. Since it was such a special occasion, I had the party catered by our friend, Dominick, who is the most amazing Italian chef, ever! I include a link to his restaurant, but honestly, almost nothing that we had was on his menu. Mr. ShellHawk is very picky about his Italian food, and Saturday's dinner got his stamp of approval, much to my relief! Everyone else stuffed themselves to the gills, too.

Mr. Macabre will be happy to know that his post about his find in the Hobby Lobby was sent to Mr. ShellHawk, biologist, and subsequently sent to a bunch of his biologist friends. As a result, Mr. ShellHawk got not one, but two Skeleton Pellets packages for his birthday, one including the sanitized, synthetic owl pellet containing the skeleton of a European Starling, the other a mole. Christmas Ape, who also attended the party, was quietly horrified.

Mr. ShellHawk was a little disappointed to discover that it hadn't been a real skeleton and a real owl pellet, but he's looking forward to getting in there and reassembling the skeletons, anyway.

Amidst the numerous bottles of wine and top shelf liquor he got for his birthday, he got this gift from me: a printed photo album containing a short history of his life. I was a little bummed to discover I left out a few pictures I had intended to include, but he loved it anyway, and was surprised and pleased to see some pics he had forgotten about. Below, he shares his birth certificate with the crowd of partygoers.

After sending our overnight houseguests home on Sunday, we shared mimosas with Neighbor V and her husband, and later grabbed a power nap on the couch. All in all, I'd say it was a great weekend.