Turkey Time

 It will soon be time to give thanks with family.  I’m hoping that next year everyone can have a big celebration.  We are going to have ham.  Erin saw some turkeys along a side road going to see a client.  Made me think of  “ turkey in the straw”.

Clayton Bagged Another

 

Clayton got a buck this morning.  He seems to be enjoying the hunt.  I asked how many he could shoot and he said— two bucks and 4 does.  Don’t know if that’s really correct.

Greg has it all ground into burger meet.  He pays to have beef hamburger added.  Erin said they used every pkg. from last year.  It doesn’t go to waste but may go to waist.

Arkansas Bluestar

 

Arkansas Bluestar at Lake Dardanelle State Park

Amsonia hubrichtii, commonly called bluestar, Arkansas amsonia or Hubricht's amsonia, is an uncommon perennial that is native to the Ouachita Mountains in central Arkansas.   I saw this one yesterday when Phinnie and I went walk at the Park.  In the summer the plant has a five pointed star bloom that is light blue, but I think it’s prettiest in the fall when it’s featherly leaves turn shades of yellow and orange.

It belongs to the dogbane family of plants.  Any plant in the dogbane family is said to be poisonous to dogs.  Deer do not like dogbane plants.

I did not take the blooming photo as it blooms in early summer. 

Snowberry Bush

 

I saw this at Lake Dardanelle last week and wondered what it was.  I searched and think it’s a Snowberry bush.  What a lovely name.

Bath Time

 

Ada has really grown.  She loves almost everything.   She is an outside girl who enjoys her meals.  She is so in love with all her family.  What heavenly gift the Lord sent us.  I can’t help but think He was trying to ease the pain of letting Larry go.  

It may rain today and if it does I won’t get to go to Lake Dardanelle to walk.  I hope your day is good and you can find joy in simple things.

Swinging

Ada is hurrying to her swing so her Mom can push her.  She is wearing one of the hats I made for her.

 

Still Surviving

 Early this morning, the doe with the twins came by to see if the Persimmon tree had dropped any more fruit for them to enjoy.  I looked back in my June 2020 folder at the pictures I snapped in Galla Meadow when they were small.  I have seen four deer hit on the Bradley Cove Road in front of my house in the last month.  Luck or providence must be watching over these two youngsters as they still survive.

Beating the watch

I’m liking my new Fitness watch.  I like how it reminds me to stand up and move around, tells me how far I’ve gone when I walk, and if I get a text while I’m up busy or walking I can voice answer it on my watch.  Erin, found a great hint on how to get in a bunch of exercise done using my watch but Phinnie has no tail.

Getting Lots of Exercise

Early Start

 I have been waking up at 3:30 or 4 since the time change.  After awhile I just get up.  

I took this yesterday of my neighbor’s tree.  It is a red Maple I think.  Most of my Maples are almost bare, but this tree is sheltered.

Phinnie and I will go walk at 7.  He is anxious.  It’s chilly..about 42 degrees.  I’ll wear a hoodie.

I have been feeling down.   I blame it on President Trump.  He is depressing.  Reminds me of Henry VIII. I wish he would move on to the next chapter of his life so we could be rid of him.  

Today is Veteran’s Day.  I honor all who served.

Taking Time To See

 This morning Phinnie and I walked almost an hour.  The trees are still lovely, but a few are dropping all their leaves.  The Sweet Gums still have color and the Oaks are golden brown.  The picture is of some of the trees on Crow Mountain.  The dark green trees are Pines.  The brown are likely Oak.  The purple trees in the foreground are my neighbors and they may be ornamental Pear.  I'm not sure about the yellow trees.  Maybe they are Elms.  I enjoy looking at all the different trees and identifying them.  

It has been a beautiful fall.  Today, it is 75 degrees and the sun is shining.  I appreciate the sunny days.  I am taking vitamin D and I like to sit in the sun if I can.   I sit in the chair Astrid brought for me.  It's very comfortable...a lounger.  

My yard is full of leaves.  I want to mow them like Pop did, but I want to wait until all the Maple leaves have fallen before I try it.  There is a thick carpet of leaves on the ground now.  I recall the O ak tree will not shed all it's leaves until almost spring so I will not wait until it is bare.  The Walnut and Persimmon trees have no leaves at all.  I put the wheel barrel under the Walnut trees and picked up the walnuts as they fell.  It made for a pretty easy job.  I dumped them at the edge of the yard so the squirrels have cart them off as they feel the need.  The last time I filled the wheel barrel, a smart squirrel was coming and getting them directly from the barrel!  Guess he thought, "how nice of that old lady to put these here together for me".  By the time I dumped that load it was mostly just walnut hulls.  The smart squirrel had retrieved the nuts.

Today

 

Today as I walked, I studied the buzzards roosting near Galla Lake.  I’d rather be a strong Oak than a buzzard roost, if I were a tree.  Buzzards are a sign of death and hate.   I’m seeing a lot of my friends posting mean, vile things about those who voted for Biden.   Some say “kill em”.   It makes me sad to be hated so.  

Blessings

 

 

Greta made frozen cupcakes.  Laura and I found the kit for her.  My Greta is a special girl.  She loves sports, helps with her baby sister daily, cooks, metal detects, is a baptized Christian (told her patents she wanted to be baptized), cares for others, makes all A’s, wears TWO hearing devices....I could go on and on.  She is just one of the blessings the Lord bestowed  on me.  Feeling thankful.  🙏🔎⚽️🧁💒