Chewbacca and Zorro
These are our grand dogs living with our Columbus Ohio family.
Zorro looks dapper with his bowtie
Chewy loves laying on your feet
Chewy really looks like Chewbacca of Star Wars fame when his hair is grown out each winter. Zorro is a real sweetie and is convinced he’s a lapdog. “Hey, if Chewy can sit on your lap why can’t I?”
Brewdog started in Scotland, now in Ohio
We had a really fun time this past weekend when we visited our son’s family to celebrate our granddaughter’s High School graduation. Friday night we found our way to a large establishment called Brewdog. This place was a full sized brewery, restaurant-bar, games, merchandise and the Doghouse Columbus Hotel, rooms of which have beer taps in each room. The original home is in Aberdeen, Scotland. Now there are several in Ohio.
Sher heading into the Brewery
Looking towards the outdoor seating area
The beer barrel wall, restaurant beyond
Bar and indoor seating, outdoor seating patio beyond
This is a trailer, note the girl just released her axe…
The facility has a huge building that houses not only the restaurant/bar/game rooms but the actual brewery with its large vats. Once you pass the merchandise area and go through the beer barrel wall, you’re in the restaurant bar seating area. The menu was filled with great bar food.
Smothered wings & fries, nachos and corn dip
Custom made pizza
You have to try a flight!
With our son and daughter-in-law
The firepits were nice, heck, the whole place was nice. We’ll go back on another trip to visit our Columbus Ohio family.
Family style Italian at Buca di Beppo
In honor of our granddaughter’s High School graduation, our Columbus Ohio family got together at one of the many Buca di Beppo Italian restaurants. These restaurants are perfect for a large group celebration, as they are known for serving “family style”.
Enjoying time with family
Once you enter the establishment you immediately get into the “Italian” mood. The decor is one of those styles that uses every square inch of wall space, and in some rooms every inch of the ceiling!
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Have dinner with the Pope
The menu has over 60 items from which to choose. The large bowls feed 6, while the small size is designed for 3. It is wonderful being able to decide which entrees, appetizers and salads to order. You can truly customize your meals, and with the family style serving, everyone can have a taste of whatever they like.
Apple Gorgonzola: Granny Smith apples, spiced walnuts, dried cranberries & Gorgonzola tossed with mixed lettuce in our signature Italian vinaigrette
Chicken with baby portobello mushrooms in a traditional Marsala wine reduction
The food was delicious, served on time and hot! The bowls were full and gave everyone the chance to try all of the varieties.
Shrimp Fra Diavolo: Garlic shrimp & crushed red pepper with penne in spicy rosa sauce
Cheese Manicotti: pasta tubes filled with ricotta, mozzarella & Parmesan with Alfredo & our homemade marinara sauce
This restaurant was a perfect place to have a graduation celebration. You cannot beat good food at a comfortable restaurant, and of course having your family is the best blessing of all!
Mayfly near the end of life
There are over 600 species of mayflies in the United States, and over 3000 species worldwide. They spend most of their life in the water, and come out as for a very short two or three days in order to mate.
An interesting view of this remarkable insect
Same bug, good look at the eyes
After molting, even the tail shape is retained
Mayflies have an interesting life cycle that includes molting. We spotted this insect a couple of days ago and his molted shell showed up this morning. There is lots of good information on these insects on the web. Hit up “life cycle of mayflies” on a search.
Roosters in Ohio
Main entrance, lots waiting for a table
No, we’re not talking about the Ohio National Poultry Show. We’re talking about one of a delightful chain of chain of restaurants that carry the self given label of “A Fun, Casual Joint”. On our way to family in Columbus, Ohio, we found a Rooster’s just off of I-71 south of the beltway. We were seated immediately, even though the place was very full. This place was full of life, covered with TV screens and interesting wall décor.
Yet another clever way to ID restroom occupants
A rather punny saying
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The menu was very impressive and had appetizers for everyone’s tastes, plenty of wings and a full list of burgers and sandwiches. We decided on three items and they were very delicious and filling.
Dumpster Fries “It’s a hot mess!” Curly fries, topped with melted cheeses, bacon bits, tomatoes, green onions and jalapeños with Dumpster Dressing.
Quesadilla: Mozzarella, Provolone and cheddar. garnished with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, red onions and jalapeños.
Big Bob’s Burger: You had to grab this half-pounder with both hands!
This turned into a most enjoyable break on the way to our son’s family. The food was very good, reasonably priced and served in a comfortable establishment. There are several of these Rooster’s places all over Ohio and Kentucky. They get very busy, get there mid afternoon for immediate seating.
Nature plays a trick on us
Monday, 6/12
A couple of days ago we posted a picture of a white Asiatic lily bloom that was on an individual plant that has always produced colorful blooms. This was a puzzle, and we asked if anybody knew, botanically at least, what was the story here. (Thanks to those who responded to our questioning!) Imagine our surprise when we noticed a change in color of that white bloom this morning.
The color on Wednesday, 6/14
This transformation from white to faint coloring was not really expected, but has brought a great deal of interest. We had a long soaking rain yesterday, perhaps that had something to do with the change? It is going to be fun watching if further darkening of the color will take place. Nature is amazing, be it the complex cyclical changes of the seasons to the simple change in color of an intricate bloom.
So where did the white lily come from?
We’ve been blessed with lovely Asiatic lilies blooming recently. Today a white bloom showed up. We’ve never seen one before on our plants, and can’t figure where it came from. A quick search found a reference to heat affecting coloration, however all of the blooms have been exposed to the same environment.
Any botanists or horticulturists out there have an idea why we have this pure white bloom? This is the third year of blooms for these Asiatic lilies.
Cute bunny seeking shelter under tulip tree
Rabbit sought shelter during the first rain in many days
Today, at last, we had several nice rain showers complete with lightning and peals of thunder. You can see a nice puddle in the street beyond the bunny and the sidewalk. This was the first rain we’ve had in nearly two weeks, so it’ll be back to mowing grass again soon.
Still life from our backyard
Our son made this arrangement that brought beauty in from our backyard flower garden. The combination of flowering chives, mint and Asiatic lilies made for fragrance and color.
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