As
we drove into the farm Friday morning, we came upon what we thought were three
young wild turkeys in the middle of the road where the lane begins. However,
Mike soon determined that they were not turkeys but turkey buzzards, and the
attraction was a nearby deer carcass.
Our
fields have already been plowed and planted, but we could see Farmer Kyle working
on the adjoining property. It’s dry, dry, dry here, and with the wind on
Saturday, we saw a lot of dust.
We’ve
kept ourselves fairly busy. Friday Mike mowed first thing while I cleaned the
pantry, taking advantage of low supplies to reorganize. Saturday I climbed the
ladder to the attic about six times in order to put away the Christmas
decorations.
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| Just I and my friend |
Mike
toured the farm on the 4-wheeler Saturday morning with Bess as his happy companion.
Nellie’s days of distance running are over, so she and I enjoyed a leisurely
stroll around the pond and down the lane. I took pictures of the apple trees in
bloom while Nellie poked along, exploring here and there.
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| Drenched |
Saturday
afternoon we walked to the neighbor’s pond. Nellie and Bess took a dip.
This
morning we went over the cemetery and looked around for a while. 
And for our
afternoon walk, Mike invited me on a hike around the west field (behind the
house). Nellie went on point behind the grove. Checking it out, Mike discovered
a rattlesnake and quickly made sure Nellie moved off -- no simple feat. Then I
moved in for this picture. You can see the snake is coiled but it didn’t rattle
and made no effort to strike or move. I figure it was cold. KW
3 comments:
A good day! In your honor, I pruned a camellia tree in our back yard and went shopping. Both activities were successful. Happy Mother's Day!
Beautiful pictures. What neighbor's pond did the dogs dip in? Yes, the snake must have been cold. Love the flowers.
The narcissus are in bloom, some iris, and the lilacs are passing. I fear I won't have fresh flowers for Memorial Day. Oh well. The Dollar Tree to the rescue.
The dogs dip in Pete's Pond. I'm composing a post about that pond.
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