A little fish

Ever heard the phrase "Big fish in a little pond"....I grew up in a little pond...and I really liked it....now I live in a little pond...and I still like it. For a while, I was a little fish in a big pond...when we lived in Tulsa...and it does have it's advantages...but in the long run...I really prefer a more simple life in an area that I'm comfortable in and that I know the people around me.
So...here's to all the fish....little and big...Enjoy Your Pond.

What do you see?

What do you see when you take a walk? Depends on where you look...
Since it's still all rainy here I'm forced to post photos that I took over the beautiful weekend that we had! I was walking around in the goat pasture because I had seen some fungi growths that I wanted to take a closer look at... and I saw this lonely pine cone burried in the sand...nothing special, but it caught my attention and made me think about how something so simple could be so interesting.


I also saw a few black eyed susans in the field. I liked this photo. Can you see the bug on the flower...click on it to enlarge it if you can't. I love how each blade of grass is so defined.

So if you look around (up, down, all around) when you're walking around you might see some things that make you smile.

Photo adventure

Yesterday I carried my camera with me a lot...and never saw anything that I wanted to take a picture of...so I left it inside when I went out again...and you know...this time I saw several things that made me think...I wish I had my camera....so I went back in to get it.
A couple of weeks ago, I got a few photo tips from my Brother-In-Law, Bill. I tried to use one in this shot...and I think it turned out pretty good.

For some reason, I love to look at mushrooms, toadstools...etc...those fungi growths........Here's one....

The view from my mower

Sometimes I would do just about anything to be outside...and sometimes, things need to be done but they get put off...out of sight out of mind....so today, I rode my trusty Craftsman lawn mower down the driveway to mow around the entry of the driveway, the mailbox, and the trash container....I ended up pulling our weedeater on wheels down the driveway too so that I could get closer to the fence....I'm sure it was as interesting sight.....I took my camera with me for some reason...I guess it's because you always wish you had it with you when you don't take it...so here's a shot of my driveway from the view of my mower while I'm bouncing up the road.... No, I didn't do the whole driveway...I guess I should :-)but I probably won't....

A chill in the air

What a nice feeling morning! I'm loving that chill in the air. It makes me want to be outside doing something productive or riding my horse....but inside is calling me today...I've picked up and cleaned up the house some, I'm ironing my clothes (taking a short break but I'm 1/2 done), changing the sheets, etc....just had to get the house back in order....

I've got a roast in the crockpot for this weekend...George is going to cook some pork ribs and at some point I'm going to make gnoccchi for the first time :-).... For some reason I've had a hanerkin' for some and I didn't find it in our local grocery stores...but I could have overlooked it.....ah well...it really doesn't sound that hard....so we'll see. Sounds like the weather really makes us want to cook....

Nicole is supposed to come on Thursday...and they we have an appointment to have her Sr. photos made on Friday afternoon.... George will take Nicole back on Sunday, I belive....Saturday I leave for the AATYC Conference in Hot Springs and come back on Tuesday.....Ozarka is decorating the dining room for the All-Star Brunch so I've got a ton of things to pack and take with me....hopefully it will look like I'm envisioning it....We've got some cool "star" wrapping paper that we are wrapping boxes and putting pretty bows on to use as the centerpiece...then we have star confetti (multi sizes) and curling ribbon to scatter on the tables.... we had a super small budget to decorate 80+ tables...so we had to be creative....we are under budget thanks to George...he provided our boxes.

The new goats are really sweet...they were following George around earlier and they seem to like being close to the horse and mule. I still don't have names for them but I'm working on it.

My friend Kim is going to do another photo challenge...If you're interested in playing along check out her blog at http://kimwhitten.blogspot.com/ and let her know you want to play. The color challenge that we did in the spring was lots of fun and it was very inspiring as well.

Nameless

New goats! New goats!! New goats!!! Guess what...we got new goats! They are super sweet...sometimes the goats are tame and sometimes they are not...these little fellas are tame...they let you pet them and they come to the fence to greet you. The white one is not quite as tame but she's good.

I don't know what I'm going to name them yet but I'm working on it....the 3 little boys look a lot alike don't they. I'm hoping to find something that distinguishes them apart before picking the name.

Any suggestions for these guys?

Insy Tinsy Spider

Sounds like the Insy Tincy Spider better be haning on tight soon...supposed to be a wicked bad rain storm coming through tomorrow....

October 6

What a rainy dreary day....

Life has thrown me a few curve balls lately but I'm working my way through all of the crud to find the place that I need/want to be...Sometimes you get comfortable with your life and forget that the curve balls are there.....it's not all bad though...I have a great husband that I love very much and a great family as well.

So...go away rainy day blues.... I'm ready for the sunshine!

I love Fall

Well, I'm back...I hope....
I'm so loving the crispness of the beginning of our fall weather. I love lots of things about fall. It's a great time to be outside...I'm looking forward to some fall rides in the nice cool weather.

A few weeks ago, George and I were working outside and I kept seeing spiders webs...actually we've had a pet spider on the back porch for a while but it finally moved away.... this web was spun on the front porch...and the dew was glistening in the morning sun...I couldn't help but run back in for the camera to get a shot before the dew went away....


I love how crisp and clear the sky can be in the fall....I'm really bad about snapping photos while driving down the road...but don't worry...I don't take time to make adjustments...I just pick up the camera and snap snap snap and hope that something comes out ok. This was Sept. 26...after the golf tournament when I was driving to Bono....it was a beautiful afternoon...




I took a few shots on the way home too...(notice the bugs spots on the windshield).... the sunset was amazing that evening but it honestly didn't look anything like the photo...in real life, the sunset was all silvery bright and the clouds that the sun is going behind were glowing as well. But...I thought this was interesting as well.