Things are shaping up around here.

Although August isn't the time for planting bushes, I decided to risk it by putting a little lilac bush next to the front porch.

Cliff has skirted the trailer now. It's looking SO much better.

I sure do enjoy our new front porch.

Cliff has the tiller nearby, working up the dirt next to our home.

This is how I wake up each morning, watching the hummingbirds feed as the sun rises. (Click on the picture to get a better look at the hummingbird.) That wind chime on the right is a souvenir of Colorado; it has Kokopeli on it. Loud clanging wind chimes annoy me, but mine is made of pewter and has a quite delicate sound.

This coming Friday the carpenter plans to start digging for our back porch and deck. I'm so excited!

busy times around here

That's the porch being added onto the front of our home. I wonder if the roof will be added tomorrow?

In the evening, I can sit on my front porch and watch the horses in their favorite lounging area. We have no idea why they don't go to a nice, shady spot. Oh no, they'd rather stand in the direct sun in the heat of the day so they can make life difficult for Cliff when he wants to get a tractor through that gate.


Cliff is mowing the grass/clover field as I type this. We call that particular tractor "Big Ugly" because that's what it is: big and ugly. Actually I got that name from somebody on a message board, and I don't think they were talking about a tractor. But it fits the old Case, anyhow.