Documenting These Days... Photos and Such

--Glancing out back I saw this... 

Not sure what it was,  I went back in for binoculars. 

The small cedar in the middle of the photo is a tree on 

the backside of the big pond.  

Perched ontop is the crane or  heron who visits. 

Still for the life of me do I know it's proper name.

If you do... please enlighten me.  

Does it have an S neck or not?  That's the million dollar question.

At any rate it cracks me up.  This bird is huge. 

On this day it was like a star on a Christmas tree. 

--The mornings are getting plumb chilly at times.

Upper 30's ... but 

inside the greenhouse it's so nice.  

Late afternoons I like to linger inside.

--Watering is never a chore.

it's pure joy inside the warmth of a greenhouse.  

--My angel Mama's burning bush plant is really 

gussied up in her red dress n berries these days.  

Mama would love that I stopped to admire it today.  

--I plucked golden leaves from her maple tree 

to press in a book too.  

Someday my kids will find a dried forest and  gardens in all my heavy books.  

-Walking around the pond I spotted my shadow.

Ohmy... Look at those long legs.  

I could hardly believe it was really me!

--The leaves are getting so thick and I  trudge carefully.

Tall boots or not they wouldn't do well stepping on a fat copperhead.  

I love to hear the crunching of crispy leaves though. 

--I'm counting gifts with a friend and   

this God glimmer was soooo beautiful. 

Like diamonds sparkling across the water.  

--Our old farmhouse is getting some love.  

The front porch was cut off and the roofer got so much done 

in just a day. 

Soon we'll have a roof that all matches and 

hopefully doesn't leak.  

I figured I'd have to pick up all the  shingles this weekend,  but........ 

today they brought a trailer and cleaned them all up!  

Nearly brought tears to my eyes I was so happy bout that.  

--Trent stopped by the other night to talk  meatloaf.

He often calls or texts wanting to know 

Mama how do you make your __________?  

It always makes me giddyhappy.  

Well... 

This is what he did  with our pizza casserole recipe. 

My ole friend Susie taught me how to make this recipe while we were still teenagers.

but we both  make it in a 9x13 pan.  WELL..

Trent revised it to look like this.  

Calzone style.  

That's my boy.  

--Walking back from the mailbox yesterday;

tumor dog was walking home right down the road.  

(That's what I call her Tumor Dog.) 

She belongs to a neighbor and has this huge 

mass hanging under her and it almost touches the ground.

Breaks my heart really and

I keep hoping that maybe the reason they don't do something  for her 

is maybe it has too big a blood supply to it or something?  I dunno but 

she looks so old.  Her face is grayed and she has the sweetest eyes. 

Wish I could pet and love on her but 

--this lil fella and I are getting pretty chummy. 

I've dusted him in diatomaceous earth and he's 

really cleaning up pretty good.  

When I wear this baggy red hoodie he puts his lil 

head in the folds and tries to snuggle up... 

it's completely adorable.  

I know.. I know.. I may be losin it.  

If you weren't sure before this may 

be the thing that secures your opinion of me:  ---but 

 I think I could almost pet 

one of these possums now.  The older one on the right has  gotten so friendly I can 

walk out on the porch at night and it'll stay on the table 

while I give it more catfood.  The way it smacks it's food... heartemoji 

Even Myguy agrees ... well...  he thinks it's sorta, kinda, almost, 

cute.  That's probably as close I'm gonna get with him. 

Ohhh and before I sign off I have one lil  funny to share: 

A little while ago; I heard one of the guys working  out here 

Baaaaaa- ing  back at one of my goats. 

haha!

It was so dang funny.

Ok; ......Until we meet again,

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