Just hangin' out with Emma Riley.

Thanks to Gustav, one of my favorite architectural structures, the Farnsworth House, has flooded...yet again.

Despite being five feet off the ground, Mies van der Rohe's first residential building has been victim of recent record-breaking rainfall. She had only just recovered from last year's flooding. This gorgeous girl will hopefully be restored to her original state by the end of the year. I had planned to visit before the New Year, I guess that idea is busted. Best wishes to a speedy recovery!

I found these unique pieces at a thrift store I frequent; they were marked at either $20 each or 3/$20. The owner couldn't tell which one. She said they had been sitting in a corner for months so she asked what cash I had on hand. $11.87 later I was loading all three of these fellas into my car. Next time I go, I will make sure I donate extra for my purchase. I love those folks!
The tulip base will match my dining table and side tables!


I will probably use two of them as terrariums for my succulents (one inside and one outside) then give one to my friend, M. He suggested the idea of housing hermit crabs in one, it's a neat idea. We'll see...

What would you use them for?

I took K to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton today. Sea turtles, sharks, observation tower! And it's free! (We left donations, though...)

Nurse shark!

These recent sea turtle hatchlings will eventually be released into the ocean.

FeeBee, a Loggerhead turtle. She was the sole survivor of her nest-mates.

"Oh...my...goodness. Look at the spiders, they are everywhere!"

These orb weavers were 20 feet above our heads, yet their large size is still evident. They were kind of pretty, actually.

And they make gorgeous webs that span up to three feet wide.

The observation tower is 40 feet high. It might as well be 400 feet high, we both got height sickness on the swaying wood "tree house." It was worth the climb, though; on the observation level you are above the treetops and can see both the Atlantic Ocean and city of Boca to the West. It just happened to be a spectacularly beautiful day, too!

Along the nature trail, we saw a spotted skunk (but I couldn't get a shot of it) and a raccoon! We did a no-no and fed the raccoon organic veggie crisps. He liked them.

We had a great Saturday!

Meet Ray and Charles Eames, the Black Cheek Zebra finches.

The most charming Pacific parrotlet, Sir Didymus!

I need to re-pot my succulent collection this weekend. I simply love the .49 white Billig pots from Ikea. I need to buy about 20 more to keep them all in unison.

This guy started to die from some idiot at the nursery watering it from the top; luckily, I gave it a bit of proper care and it has new rosettes growing from that spot.

"Feed me, Seymour...feeeed me!"

I still need to learn all the names of my plants, which is hard when the nurseries label them as generic succulents.

I am taking K on a fieldtrip tomorrow with my BFF and her son. Sharks, Ikea, and possibly Harry Bertoia. I'll update with pictures tomorrow!

I made the mistake of buying RustOleum spray paint for my current project instead of Valspar spray paint. Let me tell you, there is a difference.

I'm basically going to go buy some Valspar to cover up the mess Rust left behind.

I never thought I'd be a spray paint snob.

I have over a dozen projects I want to work on, including restoring a few vintage pieces of furniture and lots of DIY art projects. However, I was recently inspired by a project Yankee Belle did with some old mix-match plates and a few cans of spray paint. I spent a whopping $10 on two cans of spray paint and a few .25 plates from the thrift store. I also found a few knick-knacks and vases that I got ahold of with the spray paint.

Considering it's spray paint, it looks surprisingly good. Who would've thunk it?

Must. find. more. things. to. spraypaint.