Riding Lessons

Astrid is taking riding lessons. Pop and she are working on her pasture fence so one day she can get her horse. She needs a fence and a shed. It will all come about in due time.

Okra's Blooming

Today we have okra blooms finally. Okra is one of Larry's favorite things from the garden. We did not really enjoy okra in north Arkansas when I was growing up. I like it okay, but in the deeper south folks really love okra. Larry can eat it pickled but fried is his favorite. He will make a sandwich out of the cold okra from the ref. He said growing up he put okra that Granny left on the table on a biscuit and made a sandwich. Things probably tasted better then, but he still enjoys it today.

Homegrown Tomaters

Homegrown tomaters, homegrown tomaters

What'd life be without homegrown tomaters

There's only two things that money can't buy

That's true love and homegrown tomaters.

When I die don't bury me

In a box in a cold dark cemetery

Out in the garden would be much better

Where I'd be pushin' up homegrown tomaters!

by Guy Clark

Treasure Treasured!

My little treasure asked to have the treasure I found--I told her surely. Two treasures are together!

Two Flower Beds & Treasure

I finished the second flower bed and was raking around in the yard and found this little treasure.

Hummers

Hope you can see my Hummers!

Been Busy

This is the only bed I have finished.
I bought Day Lilies to go around two of the trees probably not the two in the photo as that is where the bird feeders are. I may just put Monkey Grass around these two.

Larry is making me flower beds around some of our trees. I am putting Periwinkles in the two 8 sided beds. It is late in the year and they stand the heat pretty well.
My Crepe Myrtle has even more blooms because we finally got a little rain.
This is the carport we moved farther from the house. You can see the tree I thought was a plum is an apple. It is loaded with apples. I have two of these trees both loaded. I don't know what kind of apples they are.

Tomatoes ~ For Helen

I have picked tomatoes the last two days. I just can't wait until they are perfect. I pick them and let them finish ripening on the counter.

Platform

Larry built this platform under the shed so I can have a place to sit my freezer. He took a picture of me standing on it...ala no platform. I told him he missed the platform. He said he was concentrating on the young girl standing on it.

Don't Tread on Me!

The Feist dogs caught this turtle heading for our pond. No go.

Life of Raleigh

Patsy said she rode with me on a horse. Clayton takes a wagon ride.

Three Years Ago

This said May 2007. Three years have passed. In Jan. we will be married 40 years.