This looks a bit like phlox but it’s Rocket, a plant that grows all over this property. I suppose it’s a wildflower (I much prefer that to ‘weed.’) The beautiful blossoms are lavender and white and they have a lovely scent.
It’s raining as I write this, a welcome change to the high of 85° and high humidity that was yesterday. We haven’t put in our window air conditioners yet – I try to hold off as long as possible – so last night was not the best night for sleeping. But now the rain has come and the temperatures are dropping. Scout will be especially happy about that.
We hiked about 4 miles yesterday but because the humidity was so high during the hike, I was really, really tired afterwards. And my allergies? Off the charts. Anyone else experiencing worse than usual allergies this year? I must have sneezed thirty times yesterday!
The catmint is just starting to bloom. Soon there will be lavender colored blossoms everywhere.
A dear blogging friend of mine wrote me and mentioned that some pop up ads had appeared while she was trying to read one of my posts. She was being a pal and letting me know about it. The pop up ads are not coming from BlogHer or AdSense, which are the only two ad companies I use and, therefore, the only ads that appear on my blog. Some of the BlogHer ads will expand if you move your cursor over them, but moving your cursor away from them will take care of that. If that kind of thing irritates you, simply make sure you are not moving your cursor over the ads.
But that is not the same as a pop up ad. I read my blog on two browsers, Safari and Firefox, and I never encounter those ads. On a rare occasion I might see that little pop up that floats along the bottom of a site and is some sort of survey. I see that on all sorts of blogs but very, very rarely on mine.
And I’m experimenting with an ad opportunity from BlogHer where a small ad might appear on a separate line of text in a post that is clearly different from the font used for the body of the text – lately they have been for American Express – but nothing at all happens with that ad unless you deliberately click on it. I don’t have and will not have the ads that come out of a highlighted word in the text. I find them annoying, because they automatically show an ad if your cursor moves over them.
All of my ads are separate from the post content.
As for what you can do? You can block Pop Up Windows, those annoying windows that sometimes appear on websites and have to click out of. It’s in your browser’s Preferences.
In Safari: Go to Preferences/Security and put a check mark next to Block Pop Up Windows.
In Firefox: Go to Preferences/Content and put a check mark next to Block Pop Up Windows.
I’m not sure of the exact setting in Chrome, but something tells me that Chrome might automatically block Pop Up Windows.
There is also something called AdBlock, an extension you can add to your browser, which will block pop up ads and windows and videos.
The other possibility is that an individual computer might have been infected with Adware, which is fairly common. I know very little about this, but if you google Adware, you can learn more.
Your browser could be an issue. But again, I’m no computer expert.
I have a security system on this blog that regularly checks it for malicious code of any kind and all is well on this end.
I hope this clarifies things. I watch this blog like a hawk and I don’t see pop up ads here. I regularly view it in different browsers. However, individual computers and browsers are a whole other thing that I can’t control. I can only give you suggestions that might help viewing on your end.
Just know that I have set places for my ads on this blog. There shouldn’t be any pop up ads.
I always try to address these things when they come up because this blog is very, very important to me. As are all of you.
Back to pretty things. Buttercups have once again invaded (in the nicest possible way) part of our front yard. I know some call them invasive, but let’s face it, we live in the country. We don’t have manicured lawns. We have areas of grass among the trees and woods that border almost everyone’s property. And I don’t use any chemicals on the grass or in the gardens. So I consider buttercups and wild violets and dandelions to be little gifts from Mother Nature.
I like them.
Happy Wednesday.
If I could, I’d plant our entire yard in wildflowers! :)
Me too!
Claudia, Love all your flowers and plants. I have never had any pop-ups while visiting your site. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
Oh good, Susie!
I love wildflowers and used to plant a packet each year, wherever we lived. Then I realized the beautiful golden spikes were Goldenrod, my nemesis! I can no longer do that, but bring home armloads {never Goldenrod} from fields whenever I get the chance.
I have not had any issues with popup ads on your blog, but they are rampant on some others. I have been considering dropping these blogs. They are at the bottom of each picture and aggravate the heck out of me. I know the bloggers are using the revenue from these as income, but something must go and it will probably be me.
Thank you for such lovely, thought provoking posts.
Oh, I don’t like the ones at the bottom of each picture either, Regena!
We planted a wildflower garden in memory of my mom. There are lots of things coming up – it’s hard to tell at this point which are weeds and which are wildflowers. It will be very interesting to see!
I consider the wildflowers a gift from Mother Nature too Claudia..not only are they so pretty..we don’t have to plant them or tend to them..How great is that!!
It’s awfully great, Nancy!
I’m not really a fan of manicured lawns. I’ll take a lawn filled with wildflowers any day. xo Laura
I agree, Laura.
I love buttercups! After living in town now for several years I’d kind of forgotten about them. Hard to believe something with the name buttercup could be a weed! :) Normally I read your blog on my Kindle. I’ve not had any pop up problems with your lovely blog.
I know, Buttercup is such a lovely name for a flower!
Thanks for letting me know that you’re not having any problems with pop ups. These things always worry me!
Love that Rocket plant. Oh to have it just grow wild is wonderful! Really pretty wild plants.
Judy
No problems with pop ups.
Good to know, Judy! Thank you.
Yes, Rocket is one of my favorites!
Guess it’s fess up time…I have a manicured lawn. We technically live in the city…even though we are surrounded by marshland. I guess if we lived in the country…I would have wild flowers…but I don’t. But I do have blooming weeds…some are so pretty…can’t bear to pull them! Keep those pictures coming of your wild flowers…or weeds if you prefer…they are appreciated by this reader! Happy Wednesday! ;)
Oh…never had a pop up ad on your blog! ;)
Nothing wrong with having a manicured lawn, Donna! I grew up with a lawn like that, but we lived in suburbia and it made absolute sense. Here? It would be impossible unless I had landscapers constantly working on the property! There’s too many different types of grass and wildflowers and weeds!
Good to know you’ve never seen a pop up ad! Thanks!
We live by a lake in the summer, we have strict HOA rules on lawn upkeep. I don’t mind, I just go for a ride in the countryside! I have only seen an ad once recently in the body of the post, but as I have said ‘don’t worry’. I can easily overlook ads if the income is helpful to anyone!! You wake me up every day. I find it hard to start my mornings without the Today show in the background, a can of diet coke and my Ipad!
Claudia, I’ve had no problem with pop-up ads and as you know I’m on a Mac. I’ve never had a virus or problem like most PC users. And we have never, ever used a security system. I know, I know. It could happen to a Mac but it’s less likely. I am generally worry free on my Macs and we currently have 4 of them in use in this house.
That being said, weeds are weeds but they’re still beautiful in my book if they have a bit of a colorful flower in them. That is not to say hubby doesn’t get rid of them, but we live in a subdivision so it is more controlled and we have a local service come 5 times a year in the warm months to spray. Our yard truly is lovely, lush and green, but I still love the wonder of the woods and all that conjures up in our minds. I find God created a gorgeous planet for us to bloom, ahemmm, if you will. ;-) I think my body is blooming a bit too much though. Maybe I need hubs to “spray” ME!
Hope all is well with both of you,
Connie