Dirt to curtains & everything in between... The joys & sometimes trials of a simple country life.
I included a couple of other sweet wild flowers that were growing close by in the ditch..
Can anyone tell me what kinda caterpillar this is?
Not sure if I am brave enough to try eating the fruit as they do not seem to change color, just fall from the vine large and green and then rot into the ground...I would however like to transplant some along my back garden fence because they are truly gorgeous flowers.
Lil Sara got to enjoy the bouncy house early in the evening...Later there was a line and a wait...and though she did get to go on again, this was the best photo op with no other bouncers in the way.
After all that bouncy and running around in the playground a nice slushy was needed to quench her thirst...You can see the older kids playing baseball in the background...
Of course afterwards a fireworks display, but alas the noise was more than a 3yr old can take so we headed home....As we got out the car we could still hear them in the distance 5miles away.
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We awoke this morning to find our butterfly had emerged from the Chrysalis and drying its wings...
I gently moved the entire jar, dill branch and butterfly to the breakfast bar to get a better photo of those beautiful wings..
Lil Sara thought it was very pretty but did not like it when it crawled up her arm...I tried to take a photo of it on her but it was not good..
Just a couple of hours after we got up and it was ready to fly away...I opened the french doors and bid our butterfly fair-de-well...I am sure we will see him again around the garden with all the other butterflies..
It was such a delight to happen upon him as a big fat caterpillar and amazing to find him again the next day tucked away in his Chrysalis...and here we are just 10 short days later and the wonders of nature are revealed before our eyes...
Pillow cases at high noon...
More photos taken at high noon...I love the feel of this mosaic in sepia tones...
The sun is getting low in the sky, time to get the evening chores finished...
The bird house with the melon field in the background as the sun starts to dip behind the trees..
Another sun sets on Our Country Home...
It belongs to our neighbor down the road and one of lil Sara's favorite ppl...Mr Jr...Every spring and fall we are blessed by this garden...and this year Mr Jr and his son have gone all out and planted the biggest garden they have had in quite a few years...
The top image was taken from mid point in the garden facing east...
Lil Sara and Mr Jr digging in the dirt for lovely fresh....
Red Irish potatoes...
This is a photo taken from the top of the driveway...Still have lots of clearing of the rubbish bushes that flank the drive and hide the gorgeous dogwoods at the moment..
We still need grass but the garden beds is coming along nicely..
The view from the opposite side of the yard...From here it almost looks like we do have lawn, but really it is all just weeds lol...
After taking his photo I released him outside behind the trash cans so the cats could not find him.
Firstly lets cover the dishes we used...The trusty old "Everyday Ware" white pieces were pulled for this occasion...mainly because we are dealing with a 2yr old and the white pieces are the easiest replaced..."just in case"...We added the white with purple flower sugar and milk jug set (target clearance find) to the table as well...when taking tea with Sara 2 milk jugs are required...one for her and one for everyone else to share...We served Banana Bread of course, but also fresh strawberries and Graham Crackers...The new blue and white 2 tiered server was a lucky find at the flea market for $1...
Here is a our lovely little hostess sipping at her first cup of milk, with 2 sugars thank you very much..Nama had peppermint tea, myself English breakfast as always and Poppa had Ginger Ale...Our other guests chose just to watch the festivities since they infact are really only toys *wink*
Sara and Nama
Sara and Poppa
Uh Oh! Our little hostess decided she wanted a second cup and boy did that cup fill to the top FAST...Oh No...What to do, What to do...there is no WAY that cup is getting to her mouth without making a huge mess of spilled milk...
So to avoid tears, we broke with tradition and she drank her second cup with a straw :)
This if for all of you in the frozen north...
I thought you might like to see a little white that was not snow related....This little guy was a scout, it did not take long after seeing him to hear buzzing coming from the pear tree in the backyard which opened its blooms yesterday...
Lil Sara going for a ride on her horse "HeeHaw" before church Sunday morning..
It is my poor chickens, who are so sick of being cooped up because of the rain,
