Saturday, August 17, 2013

babies on my birthday!

just a quick post...
we have babies!
3 so far and waiting for at least one more...
and on my birthday!
I will be back sometime tomorrow with more photos and to catch you up on things...
but its been a great weekend and our plans got changed when Myra went into labor!

Thursday, August 15, 2013

made a change...

moved the pink bike all the way over there...

and of course the white one is over here...

still feeding the birds...

yesterday breeze was awesome...
and our low last night was 49...

and now each day we will creep up a little warmer...
until we see 85 next week...
this looks ok without a bike in it...

and the back to school week is on at walmart...
the one Craig works at is in a college town...
and he was not looking forward to it...

some of the older employees have been telling horror stories of the past...
and have the newer ones wondering what they signed up for...
LOL

the guys are coming and going around here...
DH even got some over time in last night...

so, I am home alone again...
with 4 cats and a dog...
just puttering around here...
there is a load in the dryer that I keep walking by...
ever do that?
if I do that enough, someone else will come along and fold them...
really...
that happens here...

this is what we had last night for supper...
this was my little sample plate from the afternoon...
had to make sure they were edible...
this last patch we are picking from are called contender...
they are the best by far of any of the others...
so that's what I will plant from now on...
so off the finish washing the counters and a skillet...
might even sweep...
DH took tomorrow off for a 3 day weekend and if I am lucky...
that deck will get painted...
later...
;)

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

can you feel it in the air?

the whispers of fall are all around us...

sedum is blushing now...

leaves keep fallin'...

worked out here a little this morning...

met some new friends...

the leaves are disappearing fast now...

raked some...

and rearranged...

still loving the 70s...

saw 3 shooting stars last night...
visibility was not very good here...

here is the before...

and the after...
made a cake and some bread today...

took a nap...

went for a couple walks and puttered around here...

slow and steady wins the race, you know...

have a good evening!
;)

Monday, August 12, 2013

the end of summer...

butternut squash...
may make it yet...

planted it for the blooms and foliage...

carrots...
wanted some ferny growth...
and its softer than the asparagus fern...

radish blooms...

and the roses are still going strong...

you know summer is over when the country fairs are done...
and the state fair has come and gone...
school starts on Monday here...

and here we are in the last week of summer vacation...

with leaves on the ground...

but there is still plenty of green...
humidity...
and bugs...

and slowly, ever so slowly...
the tomatoes are ripening...

watermelon...
do not have time to make...

but the tomatoes will...

note to self...
turn the ice cream chairs around backwards next year...
the back side looks so much more fun...

a baby watermelon...

but there are always plenty of weeds to deal with...

beef master...

watermelon vine in the tomatoes...

the rose of sharon is at its peak...

pickings this morning...
not much, but picked a few days ago...

going to plant watermelon next year...
and a lot earlier...

every plant has something special about it...

see, the back looks better than...

the front...

been spending so much time outside...
away from the computer...

the temps have been ranging from the mid 70s to the mid 80s...

some nights have gotten down in the 50s...

and I am so sorry about such a long post tonight...

but there were so many great photos today...

we did get a few drops of rain this afternoon, but not enough...
so will have to get out there and water in the morning...
probably too many clouds hanging over to see the meteor shower tonight...
its at the peak tonight...
so if you have clear skies...
sneak out in your jammies and make some wishes...
happy gazing to you!
;)