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I looked out my living room window earlier today and discovered this … Mandy, the farm beagle, apparently decided that curling up in the flower pot equaled the perfect nap spot. Good thing the flowers in the pot had already died! I’m glad for the little unexpected things in life that make me smile. For more ABC Wednesday photos, click here (today’s letter is “C”). For more Wordful Wednesday, click here. Why is it that whenever I get around to doing a blog post, something always goes wrong? This post was originally intended for Garden Vines, but little gremlins invaded the site and I couldn’t post. So, I thought I’d share it with you. If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you’ll know that I love my flowers. I haven’t shared much about my gardens this year, so I thought I’d give you a peek. (Clicking on a photo should make it larger.) #gallery-1 { Why is it that whenever I sit down, dream up a bunch of writing projects, plan a blogging schedule, and am content with how things are finally fitting together someone throws a wrench in the wheel??? I was feeling so good about everything last week. Even my body was cooperating – for those that don’t know, I’m cursed blessed with a crazy ride on the hypothyroidism bandwagon. And then Friday happened. I woke up to a loud crack of thunder just as the skies opened up and the rains came down. We have a small mountain stream coming out of the hills behind our house. The stream feeds into 18 inch culvert pipe that runs under our yard and out on the other side of the driveway. After an average rain, the stream looks like this … That photo was from last November. Notice the high bank, about 4-1/2 to 5 ft, on the left side. When I first looked outside Continue reading Look! More Water! We rode the 4-wheeler up into the woods last night. Naturally, the puppy pack followed along. And it’s quite the trudge up the mountain especially if you’re of the 4-legged species. Here’s the thanks we got for inviting the dogs … Can you say MUD? Ack! Unfortunately, that was the only watering hole with enough water in it for the dogs to drink out of. Why Honey insisted on getting a mud bath I’ll never know. All I knew was she WAS. NOT. coming in my house for the night! We discovered that the dogs aren’t the only ones appreciative of this watering hole … Those are deer tracks! Mandy, the farm beagle, was incredibly interested in the smells, but she behaved and followed us. Shocking, I know. Beagles can be soooo stubborn. While the dogs appreciated the exercise and water, I enjoyed the scenery. Not much to look at except for trees … But to me, that’s a beautiful site. Continue reading A Ride in the Woods If you’ve been around Ramblings-n-Writings for awhile, you’ll know that I love hummingbirds. I count the days until ours return in the spring, faithfully watching the migration map, and mourn the time when they leave us for winter. Last year, at the old house, we had feeders hanging from our porch roof so we could watch the hummies come and go. This year, in the new house, we don’t have porch roof and I couldn’t bear the thought of not seeing the little ones buzz around. I hung a feeder in the garden off of a shepherd’s hook, but I couldn’t see the feeder from the window. Then, while at Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago, I discovered a neat suction cup thing that lets you hang a feeder (hummingbird or regular bird) from a window. I came home and promptly attached it to our living room window. Now I can see the hummingbirds every day! And, even Continue reading Flight of the Hummingbird |
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