we have some new ones...

my cat lady called this morning...

Pooder did good at the vet...

they took a stool sample...

and we are currently treating him for IBS...

pending the tests...

he goes back in a week...

in the meanwhile...

we have 5 new babies to feed...

and burp...

and bathe...

and feed some more...

and play with...

they are so cute...

they are leaving for the vet next week, too...

for testing and shots...

and if they are big enough...

off to Petsmart so they can be adoted out...

and then we had some visitors...

this little guy is spending his summer at grandpa's house...

his grandpa is one of our neighbors...

and when his momma was this age...

going on 3...

we babysat her...

and this is one of the neighbor's son's...

the little guy's uncle...

he is here for the summer, too...

this one is all boy...

and fun...

and always busy doing something...

you should see those 2 ride the gocart around...

its getting late...

so I will post more in the morning...

after the feeding and the burping...

;)

morning sun, afternoon clouds, sun spots and Ethel...

momma's ferns are doing great this year...

so far, until the Japanese beetles arrive...

it was a nice morning with a gentle breeze...

a little hazy, but it will get worse as the summer goes along...

in the afternoon, I weeded the veggie garden...

I probably should open the box of fertilizer...

haven't put anything on this except a handful of epsom salts...

we have a few blooms on the tomatoes...

and we need to buy a clothes line this week and get these racks ready for the growth that's going to happen...

have been wanting to do this for some time...

the scarecrows have been resting under the deck since last fall...

the heads were awful and needed replaced...

and I have a whole folder of images to share later...

and there she is...

Ethel...

I need to hit the resale shop for some decent duds for her...

so she will be redressed soon...

and some thunder boomers came through to the south and missed us...

and on the way back inside to do supper, the sun popped back out...

we got a walk in after supper and just sat down out front...

when the rain began...

we got just under a half an inch last evening...

the slow, steady kind of rain that just falls straight down...

we sat on the deck and then I laid down out there for about an hour...

just listening to the rain hit the tin roof...

I am so glad our builder understood the importance of the tin roof...

and just smiled when I told him what we wanted...

we are going to be digging peonies today and moving them here...

got several ideas, but not sure which will come to pass just yet...

not sure what we will do after that, or how long that is going to take...

so will take the camera and show you the progress later on...

have a blessed day and enjoy this transitional time between spring and summer...

for the heat will be coming before we know it...

;)

Dr. Rutherford's home...

he was our first educated medical doctor...

he came here in 1847 from Paxtang, PA on horseback...

and he liked this place enough to make it his home...

he lived, doctored, married twice and died here...

well loved and respected...

and this is where I shot Eli's photos...

if he had been a girl...

it would have been among the flowers...

Craig is going to be volunteering here again this summer...

and things need tended to...

we are not part of the historical group anymore...

but we help out when we can...

there are many buildings on the site...

and its run on donations...

its one of my favorite places to be...

but its not wheel chair friendly...

so I go where I can...

but the front porch is wonderful to just sit on and watch the cars go by...

a bird nest, and not sure there are babies there or not...

the old depot...

the Meeting House...

its used as the visitor center...

and has the running water and bathroom...

the front door of the doctor's house...

its full of fun things...

this was the front door, until the railroad came through and then they moved it to the side where the long porch is now...

the cast iron water spicket...

from the back...

the drying shed and summer kitchen are unattached...

roses by the Meeting House...

just a light shade of pink...

a very old rose...

hope you enjoyed the bloomers here...

even unattended, they still look pretty...

;)

the best of Eli...

not an easy shoot...

only because little boys are always busy...

but he is a good natured baby...

and when you are cutting teeth, drool happens...

I told his mom that I want to shoot him again in the fall...

that should give him time to rest up...

we had so much fun with him...

and I posted 52 photos for his parents to pick from...

its not going to be easy to pick just a couple...

I would like to do a family photo of them...

you know, I didn't even get to hold him this time...

boy, that was dumb...

;)