This & That: Around Here This Week

So around here this week....

The birch tree is fully turned and my thought after I took this picture was that it was just waiting for the next breath of air to drop all its leaves.

Which was pretty much proved true later in the week.

I ordered some new tulip and daffodil bulbs from Floret Flowers. I'm afraid my eyes were a little bigger than my muscles. I got 9 different packages that each contained at least 18 bulbs, and they were huge.

I planted 3 kinds on Thursday, and this is what still remained to go into the ground. I'm hoping to get the rest of them in over the next week.

I had a bit of an interesting experience last week. I had my annual mammogram and was called back for additional magnified views of some changes the radiologist saw. I got the additional views and then he wanted an ultrasound of the questionable area. Fortunately, he didn't see anything suspicious in whatever he was looking at, which was happy news, but I can admit now to some adrenaline moments.

As a reward, I took myself to see the Downton Abbey movie. For the most part I really enjoyed it.

Sent to me this week from the kids and grandkids, I'm including this one my husband sent. I don't often include dead things pictures, but Bryce was here for a few days to chase critters, and this picture is one of the least offensive hunting pictures I've ever seen.