Birthday Guests in my Yard

These two guys were first to wake me up this morning - much too early -
to give me a birthday wish.

And he was wearing his best bow tie - extra dressing for my birthday , I guess.

And she showed me her wonderful new make up - more extras for me.....

And she started to sing me a birthday song: quack, quack, quack..... and then she left!

As you can see I had a lovely group together already this morning that came to congratulate me for my 58th birthday. I am a lucky girl today! :-))

Basil or Basilikum

Finally, my Basil is growing nicely again in my herb garden. It takes a while because of the fight with many snails and all kinds of bugs. Now we can enjoy our fresh herbs every day in our "cuisine".

Nach langem Kampf gegen Schnecken und sonstige Kaefer, kommt mein Basilikum nun endlich doch noch zum Wachsen. Wir erfreuen uns jetzt tagtaeglich am koestlichen Geschmack dieser frischen Kraeuter in unserer Kueche.

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