Calling All Green Thumbs

EDIT::::

Thanks to my friend Shannon, she helped to identify this plant as an Epiphylum species in the Cacti Family. It's common names are Orchid Cactus and Leaf Cactus. This is the bloom that just kept getting more and more amazing! There was also a wet drip coming from the bottom of the bloom, you can see this in the above picture. This is definitely flower nectar because it tasted as sweet as sugar, I sampled it.

Good day to you!

Can anyone tell me what

the heck kind of plant I have

in the following photos?

It was given to me by a co-worker

and I have been growing it

in a full sun south facing window.

This is the first time it has ever bloomed!

These flowers are so amazing.

I think it is a succulent and it

has small spines.

Your help with its identification

would be mutch appreciated.

And two more blooms to come.

I am thrilled with this plant.

In other news....

I was featured on the front page

of ETSY with this

Copper Saddle Ring

in this Country Living Treasury.

BOY HOWDY!

Enjoy your day,

The Green Bisquit

The Gems of Late

Hola!

This makes twice today that we may meet

for a visit.

I am playing blog-catch-up.

Without further banter:

Cuff of sterling, chalcedony and chrysocolla,

a custom order.

Meet Sancho Panza, your new sidekick.

A spiffy cuff made of sterling, turquoise, and

chalcedony.

In the SHOP now.

A birthday present for Robyn,

sterling and aquamarine.

A custom order for Abby.

Made of sterling and beach glass found on our

trip to Cabo San Lucas.

A custom stacking set

made of sterling, copper, and brass.

Mirabelle Pink Champagne

Fresh Water Pearl and

good luck sterling feather necklace.

And another...

Enjoy your evening.

We rained all day here.

Yours truly,

The Almost Soggy Bisquit

A Field Day in the Big Horn Mountains

Yesterday we traveled deep into the Big Horn Mountains

of Montana to teach a soils class to

graduating seniors from the

Crow Indian Reservation.

Kate, Jeremy and I had a swell

time teaching.

Black Canyon is so beautiful, pristine,

and an ideal place for a work day.

As a cartographer for the NRCS,

I get the opportunity to teach kids, too.

I really like this part of my job.

Kate spotted this mushroom and she didn't know what it was.

Lucky for me, I DO, and we ate if for dinner.

This little tasty beauty is a wild Morel Mushroom.

Really mid June is a bit late for these,

but we are just getting a bit of sun from summer now.

Time to look for more, as this is the only

Morel I have harvested.

NOTE:

Make sure you know what you are eating,

False Morels are poisonous.

With Love and Squeezes,

Krissy Fletchy

Recapitulating the Weekend

Hubby and I rode Stone Creek Proper

on Saturday.

Our first sunny day in weeks!

East Side of Bridger Range

He wanted to keep going,

but he always wants this :)

Mom and daughter.

Switchback.

Hubby took these of me in my new

b-day bike jersey.

Elk

Safety first.

AND THEN....

Girls Nite OUT on

Saturday!

Hall Pass

A Sunday hike to

Ousel Falls

in Big Sky with

the ladies.

What a blast.

Living for weekends,

Bisquit

Aged To Perfection...

.....yet still in the refining process. I celebrated by 34th birthday over the weekend and as a result, I have been pondering. I do indeed feel I am doing exactly what I want to be doing, making maps and such as a civil servant and metalsmithing. I couldn't be happier with my husband and our lives together. I think age is really just a number, aside from my knees and such, aching from fatigue and general wear and tear. This was truly one of the best birthdays ever (thanks Husband) and some of the amazing details include:

a party and sleepover at the cabin with friends

a new hammock for the cabin

4 birthday deserts (Mexican Chocolate Cake, Strawberry Chocolate Tart, Rhubarb Strawberry Cobbler, and a work cake)

a house party with the UFC fight on the big screen and dear friends

a new belt buckle

the cute sun dress I am sporting in these pics

The Fame Monster cd by Lady Gaga from my Gram (love it!)

a blank check for a new macro lens for our D90 camera (eeeeee, shriek)

bike gear from hubby

....and so much more.

Thanks to everyone, I so do appreciate how great of friends and family that I have. I love you all!

Here is a short series of photos that detail my refinement process.

I have learned to be polite and act like a demure young lady.

But I will always be young at heart!

Hair-Flip-Sass

Doinggggg

Pinky Pose with an Attitude

My Birthday Ruled!

My life is extraordinary at 34 and I wouldn't change a thing.

With love,

The Bouncey Bisquit