Slowly, they’re developing petals and soon there will be lots of coneflowers around here (save for the ones the pesky deer chomped on.)
The weather broke overnight after several thunderstorms. It’s in the 70s today but will be 88 tomorrow. It’s very breezy right now as the heat dome departs our region.
But today, today is my husband’s birthday! Happy Day!
It’s also Little Z’s birthday, who – after this post – can no longer be called “Little.” He’s 13 today. What???? How can that be? We had a communal FaceTime session yesterday to celebrate our boys.
Don is not here today because he’s doing what he loves to do; filming the last episode of the limited series he’s been working on. When he was told he would be filming sometime this week, he secretly hoped it would take place on his birthday. He got his wish. So he got up at 4 am this morning to drive to the filming location in Westchester County. He’ll be tuckered out but happily so. Depending on how long his day goes, we’ll celebrate this evening or tomorrow. We will definitely have to wait to blow out the candles on any sort of cake/cupcake until tomorrow because he has my car today and I can’t go buy anything.
He was supposed to call me when he got there so I could relax and know he made it on time. Did I receive a call? No. So, though I’m almost 100% sure he’s there and in hair and makeup as I write this, I worry a little. He does this often and when it happens I could throttle him. Ah, well. Take a deep breath and remember it’s his birthday today, Claudia.
You know how I feel about him. I’ve said it all before over the past 16 years. He’s simply the best partner/boyfriend/husband/companion/playmate I could have hoped for back in those days when I wasn’t even sure I wanted to marry anyone. He came into my life at the perfect time. He’s the best person I’ve even known. I thank God for him every day.
Happy Birthday, darling Don!
Stay safe.
Happy Monday.
Happy Birthday, Don! How nice that he gets to spend his birthday doing something he enjoys so much!
If he’s doing what he loves…I couldn’t think of a better present. Happy Birthday Don!!
Glad to hear your heat has broken,,,,ours did too, but only after we had severe storms including tornadoes move through the area in southern Wisconsin. We had large hail, 3 inches of rain, and lots of lightning…a house two blocks away was struck, but everyone is fine. It was quite the storm.
I’m looking forward to seeing more of your coneflowers, too. Enjoy your day! ;)
What a great way to spend your birthday…doing something that makes you so happy! Happy birthday, Don! I’m glad you’re having a bit of cooler weather.
happy birthday, don! sounds like a great one … doing work you love and then getting to spend the rest of the day with the woman you love that also loves you! hope it will be the start of a year full of those things for you both
glad you’re getting a break from the heat, if not the flower-chomping.
stay safe and cool, everyone!
kathy
Happy Birthday to Don, and to your nephew too. How wonderful Don gets to be on set on his birthday.
Happy Birthday to Don. What a lovely gift to be doing his favorite thing on his birthday. My grandson is also 13 and I can’t believe how fast they grow up. Hugs!
Let Don know that we also wish him a Happy Birthday, please. Glad he’s doing what he loves. And oh, how special to be turning thirteen, teen Zee! Hope all three of you have a wonderful day.
Happy birthday to Don and “little” Z. It’s neat that they share a birthday.
Happy Birthday to your sweet hubby!
Happy B’Day to Don! Any friend of Claudia’s is a friend of mine. :-) From your friend you’ve never met, Chris
Many happy returns of the day to Don! Temperatures are in the mid seventies for the next few days with more rain at the weekend. Better make the most of it. It’s probably my summer!
dear Claudia/Don — Very Best Wishes to Don on his special day !!!! hope it is a good day for both of you. stay safe/healthy and cool
Happy Birthday 🍰 to Don and Little Buddy. I read Meredith’s post about Little Buddy’s “thir” birthday. I think you and Don are a mutual admiration society. Glad that heat dome is moving on. It’s still hot but not as humid and that makes all the difference. Enjoy the birthday celebrations. I’m sure the girls will sing Happy Birthday 🎼 to Don. Hugs, Elaine
We had the same weather you were having yesterday. Around dinnertime the first storm came through with strong wind and downpours. That continued throughout the evening, sometimes accompanied by lightning and thunder. It’s 82° here now and quite windy. Yesterday it was in the 90s.
I love coneflowers. I had one in my flowerbed last year. This year I have two new ones from the original self-seeding. I’d like to have several in various colors.
Happy Birthday Don! How great is it to be doing what you love on your birthday?
Happy Birthday to “Teenage Z” too. I remember when Meredith decided to adopt him!
Happy Birthday Don.
Happy Birthday Don!
How wonderful to be with a person, you like, you respect, you admire, that you want to be with always, that you love and who loves you back.
Happy Birthday Don. May all your wishes come true.
Kaye
Three cheers and loads of good wishes for the birthday boy! (But it sounds like you got the present the day he was born!) I’m so glad he can spend the day doing something he loves.
It’s lovely at the lake — warm but not humid, nice breeze, sun, sort of perfect. After last week it is extra special!
Enjoy yourcelebration, whenever it happens!
Happy belated birthday to Don. I hope he enjoyed his day filming. To find a partner that ‘gets you’, well that’s very special.
Well, happy belated birthday to Don. And here’s to MANY MORE. All the best to you two!!
Dawn P.
Happy Birthday Don (call your wife) It must be a guy thing. I wait for the call and then I can relax. I have been rather listless today….maybe the heat or maybe I need to just chill out. It seems sometimes that when I do have free time….(alone time) I don’t make the best of it. I SHOULD be doing something.
Think I will go water my plants….I have a miracle Hibiscus ready to bloom but I got a little too ambitious trimming some Ivy that is creeping over our fence. Hope I dont get poison ivy this year. You would think I could spot it by now.
Have a great day Claudia .
I am so happy that Don had a great birthday doing what he loves.
I don’t want to watch the debate. Too scary. My husband does so I will put on the headphones and watch something on my iPad.
Gorgeous flower.
Thanks, Kay!
Stay safe.