Time after time I tell myself, "No more pictures of flowers. I know they're pretty but they can get sort of boring. You really don't need any more flower pictures on your computer."

And then new flowers bloom. I break any promise I made to myself about no new photos of plants.

I'm like a train wreck. I can't stop myself!

These flowers are too dang pretty to go without having their picture taken.

Can someone help me? I might need to go to a support group. Or better yet, therapy. If they have such a thing - therapy for one obsessed with taking photos of flowers.

Please tell my I'm not alone. I need reassurance that I'm not the only one who can't restrain herself from taking pictures of flowers!

(I said "flower" a lot in this post. Flower. Flower flower flower. 

I'll stop now.)

-carlotta

Did something that made you incredibly happy this week? Is there something that you're elated about? Share it here at Happiness Is!

The rules are simple. Write a post with two things that made you happy this week (please link back to me!) and link up! 

Happiness is...

...that I'm DONE with Latin for the summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today was my last class. Ahhhhh :) I'm officially done with all my school for the summer! You don't know how amazing it feels. Goodbye, Mr. Wheelock. I hope the time the time I spend away from you will go by slowly...you won't be missed. ;)

...bokeh. I'm extremely, completely, totally mildly obsessed with it. I love the way it looks, blurs out unneeded things in the background, and makes the eye focus immediately on the subject.

What has made you happy this week? Link up and tell me about it...but most of all, have fun!

Oh, and I decreased the width of my blog. I hope those who were having to scroll to the side no longer have to do that!

-carlotta

After a lengthly break, Raw(e) is back! I'm so happy...I seriously love this blog hop.

This week's theme is pets/animals. My photo is of our 9 month old Labrador, Sarge.

I actually was going to use a photo I'd taken of our neighbor's cat, but I didn't know if they wanted me to use it on my blog :)

Sarge is the sweetest dog. He is so tolerant and amazing with kids. We love him to death :)

Do you have a dog?

If you're new to Raw(e) and want to know more about it, head on over here to the first "edition". If you want to enter in your own pet photo, click here to link up. But remember, NO EDITING whatsoever to your entry!

-carlotta

PS It has been brought to my attention that my blog is too wide for some monitors. Do you have to scroll to the side to see everything? Please let me know ;)

playing with hoses. Although, when I took this photo I was watering plants...but I may have managed to get myself quite wet. ;)

lemonade stands. MeMe has a summer Girls' Club...today's activity was selling lemonade. They made $21.15 within two hours! Now they're trying to decide which charity to donate the money to...good for them :)

bees buzzing lethargically from flower to flower. There's nothing I love more than lying outside listening to bees flitting around, birds chirping in trees, and the occasional airplane flying overhead. Ahh. 

grilling. I absolutely adore the smell of sizzling meat combined with the charcoal. Nothing says summer like that does!

lots and lots (and lots) of swimming. MeMe is learning to swim this summer...and Lilly, wanting to do everything her big sister does, is trying to learn too :)

What does summer mean for you?

-carlotta