You are my sunshine!

There's Ella. It doesn't seem like that long ago that I took this photo, but when I look outside, it seems like years ago by now. See how she's stretching her arm up? The sunflowers were twice as tall as that! She really had a good time among the flowers in the garden this summer. I will have to post some other photos of her being a flower fairy. Today she and I had a squabble because she didn't want to go outside without me, and I really needed a break. I ended up going outside--should have started with that. I dug the last of the potatoes that were still in the ground. Ella and Lucy came around and we all went in and warmed up and became friends again. Ella was really my sunshine this summer. Gus and Lu had such a hard time getting along, and Ella just hung out in the middle, being peaceful. I need an Ella day like the one I had with Gus....