Working since 6:00 this morning in an effort to flex a little time this afternoon with Sprout since I’ll be working all.day.long. tomorrow, the house and property were quiet for hours before everything (everyone) began stirring. As per our agreement, Kim was to take care of Sprout and the animals…
Utilitarian, beautiful in it’s simplicity, incredibly helpful at keeping the livestock in and the predators out (as long as we keep it up and in good shape), and fun to photograph! Who knew? 😉 And, just for fun… xoxo, M In response to the Weekly Challenge – Grid
AMONG THE ROCKS by Robert Browning Oh, good gigantic smile o’ the brown old earth, This autumn morning! How he sets his bones To bask i’ the sun, and thrusts out knees and feet For the ripple to run over in its mirth; Listening the while, where on the heap…
We don’t need the acequia now as much as we did at the height of the season, now with the garden all shutting down and the fields browning despite our best efforts to keep them green. The cooler nights and shorter days are quietly calling for everything to stop…
The simple act of reading has become not so simple for me over the past few years. Not because I don’t want to read… Or because I don’t enjoy reading… But because I’ve taken to choosing books to read for fun that aren’t actually fun… But educational instead. Not there’s…
With the month almost half way gone (already!), the September Slide into fall has officially begun. Between the chilly nights and still hot days… The the late planted sunflowers in full bloom and the garden in decline… The chickens putting themselves to bed well before dark and the woolly caterpillars trying…
Talk about a day late a dollar short! Geez…I must apologize for getting this post out a full week late! Though I hope and trust you will forgive me! Truly, I had no idea how much the wedding would take out of me in terms of time and mental capacity…
July brought with it some much needed rain and many, many partly cloudy days, which may not seem like a big deal to many of you, but it a very big deal here in the high desert of northern New Mexico! Here we’re used to drought conditions and sweltering heat…