A Monday Ramble

Monday came along and I was feeling a bit restless. Spring fever has descended and I wanted to be outside doing something. I had a lot of restless energy so I decided it was time for a ramble. I haven't been back in our woods for quite a while so that was the first place I headed.



On our property you never hike alone. Today Sweetie (the black Lab) and Betsy Ridley (the calico cat) decided to join me. They make pretty good pals except they scare away any wildlife that I "might" have seen. Oh well, the companionship was nice!



When I got back up to the house the chickens were under the steps for the kitchen porch waiting for a hand-out. Our flock has been whittled down over the last couple of years. The local fox population has benefited while our egg production has dwindled. This rooster announced my arrival to the children.



These are the last four puppies. They were so excited to see me! Or were they so excited to see Sweetie their mom? Hmmm... Surely it was me... Don't you think?



Well, my ramble wasn't quite over so instead of heading up those steps, I went to the front yard instead. I passed by the garden fence and noticed how cold this honeysuckle vine looked. Have you ever seen a cold honeysuckle vine? Well, in case you never noticed this is what it looks like. Makes you shiver, doesn't it?



As I passed the front steps and looked up I noticed that the Red Maple tree is starting to bloom. This isn't the best picture of the blossoms, but I think you can get a general idea. They are so beautiful. I will have Emily make a better photograph of them later. Have you visited her webpage yet? She is located at www.behindmylensphotography.com
Please pardon a mother for bragging, but I think that she is quite talented! She recently did a photo shoot for Dixie Hill, her teacher, and those pictures came out awesome! You can find those pictures on Dixie's myspace page.




Well, my ears were starting to hurt because the wind was so cold so I headed back to the house. Another group of chickens were waiting for me next to the front steps and this little rooster made his announcement of my arrival. This rooster's name is Little Bit. He was hatched right here on our farm. Believe it or not, his mama is a Buff Orpington hen.




In the front door I came and there were Emily and Lindsay playing kissey face. In case I haven't previously introduced her, the infant in the picture is Lindsay Jackson, Tyler's little sister. She is Troy and Audrey's baby girl born October 8, 2007. Lindsay has two brothers, Ethan and Tyler and one sister, Heather. She is a very sweet little baby girl who loves kisses and being talked to for hours. Fortunately for her, there is never a shortage of talking in this household! Hahaha!




Before I close this long, rambling post, I wanted to show you our newest great find. We purchased this table and two (2) lamps at Home Depot for about $50. I had looked at them previously when they were priced much higher and decided that I couldn't part with the cash. Jessie and I went to town on Saturday morning to get our taxes figured and ended up with extra time before he had to be at work. So, like usual we ended up at one of our local home improvement warehouses; today the choice was Home Depot. Boy am I gad it was! Isn't it a very pretty table and it goes so well with our sofa and ottoman. I love it when God blesses us with something we don't really need but definitely want! Thank you Lord! And a special thanks to all of you for reading all the way to the end of this rambling post.