Along the way we met these three, nosy beauties. They are so, so, so camera shy! That would be, from left to right, Gypsy, Snowball, and Pluto Two.
Something I learned pretty quick living on the farm -- brush piles are never ending. No sooner do we trim and pick up dead limbs when....WHOOSH!....another wind storm makes an appearance and we do it all over again.
ROCKS! What can I say about rocks? They make my heart go "pitter patter"! (They really, really do! Over exertion will do that!) They are everywhere! Pick them up, throw them in a ditch, and like magic they are back in the fields! Caution - Rocks wreck havoc on equipment so they have to be picked up frequently.
These were some nasty looking briers......and some nosy cows and donkeys!
Nothing like a little bit of "sugar" to end a working day!
4th of July!!
We all gathered at Mama T's and Papa G's to celebrate the Stars and Stripes!
Papa G's daughter, Tosh, contributed this delicious cake to go along with grilled hot dogs, baked beans, and chips.....
Papa G's parents brought homemade ice cream....chocolate and cherry!! I died and went to heaven right then and there! What could be better than eating a chocolate covered cherry in the form of a frozen treat??
Some of the family ate inside.......
Some of the family ate outside......
Some of the family ate triple helpings of ice cream......and grinned about it!!
And some of the family ate ice cream, cake and cookies!!! And lived to tell about it!!
Some of the family went to the fireworks show.....and some of the family snapped a picture from the TV!!
BIRTHDAY WISHES!
A few days after the 4th we celebrated Pooh's 23rd birthday! Definitely some gray hairs showing up!
It doesn't get any better than chocolate cake and ice cream.....just ask the Little Cowboy and his mama!
A FEW FAVORITE PICTURES
Sometimes, umbrellas are better than a whole mountain of toys......
They bring out that big smile on a damp, drizzly day!
And then there is always finger painting to help wile away the time....
The messier the better!!
Mama T, Big A, and Barsha hunting for a new born calf - This was Big A's first calf born to one of his cows. Big A is one proud "daddy"!!
After much hunting the mama cow was found with her hungry, new born calf!
It never fails to amaze me how a cow's newborn can walk and start nursing within an hour after birth. Makes me dizzy just to think about it! (Think about it - what if when children were born they jumped up and started running around the house all the while looking for a bottle of milk - Horrors!)
And then there was the day the Mule wouldn't start while we were visiting Meme T and Papa G. Really, we weren't a bit worried knowing that this budding mechanic would have us up and running in no time!
And now it is August. Where did summer go? School has started back and vacations are but a memory. Ahhhh, but the summer heat lingers on.
Dee Dee
