Did I mention my baby chicks arrived? I picked them up at my friend Craig’s house Friday night. They are in the garage…with the heat lamp til they grow feathers. I digress. Back to the day . . . So, while I was at the Plummer House I snapped a few pics. I love this … Read More
Pool time . . .Here’s a picture from last summer. July. This is what the pool area looked like on Saturday as we prepared to “open” the pool. The term “open” is used loosely. Very loosely. You see, at this stage of the process, “open” means we begin the process of getting the pool ready … Read More
Talk about being on the inside looking out…. this female cardinal found her way into our garage, but had a hard time finding her way out. She really wanted to go out the window — I coaxed her out the garage door. after I took a few photos of course!It is crazy how many cardinals … Read More
Can you guess what these are? If you guessed fabric postcards — You are right! I learned how to make them tonight! My friend Mary was so sweet to come with all the supplies needed to show me how to make them. I made the very simple ones that didn’t require alot of fussing, but … Read More
A barn. Trees. Chickens.A barn raising – slowly, but surely. The barn is going up. The weather hasn’t exactly cooperated with barn-work, however the weekend is looking good! Finally, the flowering crab is about to burst into beautiful color. One branch is on the way … by Friday it should be all out blooms! Only … Read More
Day is doneGone the sun.From the lakes, From the hills, from the skiesAll is well. Safely rest. God is nigh. Photo taken this evening from new church site. It’s gonna be a crazy week to be sure, but today is done. I lived through my first day on the new job. It is quite the … Read More
Today’s birdfeeder visitor . . . Rose-breasted Grossbeak Today was a great day ~ slept in, went to second service at church, ate lunch at home, went to church construction site and painted with Kirk, then dinner at Applebee’s with Nate, Danae, & Kirk and now it is bedtime ~ after a CSI. Tomorrow (Monday) … Read More
Every day this little female cardinal comes and taps at the window in our sunroom. She ocassionally taps at the basement and office windows too. Maybe she is trying to intimidate the “other” bird — her reflection — to stay away from her man or maybe she really likes to see her reflection, or she … Read More
Rose says: “Seattle called, they want their weather back”. I looked up Seattle’s weather – it isn’t much different than here folks! Nate borrowed my camera today and took a few nature shots (including the one of Rose). Since I can hardly leave a photo untouched, I did do a little “doctoring” on Photoshop. I … Read More
Change is hard . . . and this change will be no exception. Wednesday morning is knitting & coffee time for Melissa and I. Today was “coffee as usual” until Melissa announced that her and hubby Matt will be moving to Minneapolis ~~ soon. Matt has been named the new CEO at Teacher’s Federal Credit … Read More