A summer surprise

 The doorbell rang one evening last week.  It was the neighbour's two youngest children.  They said they went strawberry picking and their mom sent them over with some strawberries for us.  We were delighted!  I asked the little girl if it was very hot at the strawberry field.  She said yes, it was hot and fun!  She said they had a lot more strawberries at home. 

The strawberries were very sweet.

New Potato Chip Flavour

 Daughter L saw these new flavoured potato chips on Tik Tok video and decided to try it!  It is as good as they say it is, apparently flavoured with KFC's famous 11 herbs and spices.  They are called Ruffles KFC Original Chicken Potato Chips and seem to be available only in Canada for now.

Sunday Smiles - Fruit and Veggie Snacks

 Don't these fruit and veggie snacks bring a smile to your face?  I found them here.

Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.

Using AI technology

 I have been using Google Lens AI technology to identify plants.  It is so convenient and easy to use.  Just snap a photo and go to the Google app and click on the Google lens icon and click search on the photo.  It told me the photo above is a forget-me-not.  This technology is relatively new since 2017.  I have located a mulberry tree which seeded in my garden (unwanted) and a mint plant which can get out of control.  Of course it is not always right but  mostly.

AI does not come without warnings. According to the article, AI can be biased and discriminatory, used in war, threaten jobs, etc.

As an aside, do you consider the forget-me-not a weed?  It is considered invasive but I think it is so pretty.  The wild violets can be another problem, they are also considered a weed, again so pretty.

Friday Art - Fun Fruity Face

 This is my fun fruity face ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 /12") in acrylic pen.  That would be grape hair, strawberry nose, blueberry eyes and banana mouth!  

Linking to Nicole's Friday Face Off and to Gillena's Art For Fun Friday.

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Picnic Theme and Sausage and Onion Fried Rice

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date! For the 'Picnic' theme, I went with a picnic basket. The piece is done in alcohol ink markers.

 For the dinner date I made a hot sausage and  onion fried rice.  Then I decided to top it with my Japanese pickled onions.

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