Burnt Birthday Cake, Hot Peppers and Blackbirds

Have you ever had one of those days that you plan out but, it had a mind of it's own?  The plan was to bake a cake for Dad, have coffee with Jessie, see Mom and Dad (for his belated birthday) at 1:15ish, a few odd errands and return home.  Nick missed the school bus, my cake burned and I wisked into Marshall's for a kiss and a coffee to go from my daughter's roommate.  Thank God for Publix.....

Lunch was great (again, thank you Publix...we LOVE your hoagies, and your coconut cake was a success too.)--So in the end everything turned out great, but driving out of my parents subdivision I was engulfed by a flock of blackbirds.  I love that!  I actually just sat there in my car for a moment and grabbed the camera to try and film that rush, of them flying all around you....I didn't do it justice but here is a glimpse....

I gave Dad his birthday hot pepper seeds, between Jim's from Valentines day and Dad's we should have an unusual crop of a variety of hot peppers.