Barn red

We have been busy with painting the barn these last couple weeks.
Stetson likes it. One more side to go.

Pond weeks

At the beginning of the 2010 I began taking pictures of the pond
area (see April) in an effort to show the changes that take place
over the course of the year. I ended up skipping most of the Summer
because so much of it was identical. Here I resume with the last
week of August and so on.




Week 34 and it's great to be outdoors




Week 35 during the heat of Summer






Week 36 with smoke







Week 37 in the sun

Week 38 at dusk

Outdoor improvments

Labor day weekend and after weeks and weeks of no movement,
the garden area in the front has taken a huge step forward.
I gave in an bought some rocks from a guy and he delivered
them to our driveway the last week of August. We've got
them arranged around the garden and we're very please
to have it finished. Janie will be buying some stuff to fill the
garden and there-you-go.
We agree that having gardens and planting around a house
"anchors" a structure and makes a big difference in the total
look and feel of a place.


Kevin and Sarah came Saturday to help me with two things that
required more hands than I had. We're preparing for a bridge over the
pond and these are the 6x6's that will be the base.



Here's a little fresh face who visited us over the weekend.

The effort continues on the barn. Janie bought paint from

Tractor Supply, (our favorite store of all time) and began painting

the East side. There's another section completed on the other

side as well. It should be finished before October !!

The color is just right. So many red out buildings we see have

this "purple" hue that we don't care for. Oh, also, I planted my

PIV at the corner.

On Monday (Labor Day) as we were headed to friends house

to care for their horses and such, when we came upon these

deer. I have never seen an albino deer and here were many.

They had ear tags and we suspect they were pets as they

were very calm and unconcerned about us being right there.

Our area is full of deer, we saw at least 14 during that little trip.