Backyard Art That Makes Me Happy

 

I took these pictures before the recent wind and rain started.  They make me smile.  I know they are hard to see, but if you look close in front of St. Francis, you can see two little chipmunk statues.

The rain is pretty much done now and the wind is down to a slight breeze.  It's very wet out in the yard;  too wet for doing any cleanup of the bits that have blown down.  

Take care and stay safe.  Life is still good.  And God Bless America!

A Small Helper

 

We've had some windy days here in advance of the rainy weather we are now having.  I took this picture a couple days ago.  Our neighbor has a huge pin oak tree that drops clusters of little acorns into our yard every time there is a breeze.  The other day it dropped many.  And this little squirrel helped do cleanup, with Finnigan supervising.

Finnigan needed a new distraction.  He misses Angus as much as we do.  Finn has been pretty clingy, but he is doing okay.  Les and I are doing a little better.  We really miss Angus but we know he isn't in pain any longer.  We also know that the doctors did everything they could for him.

Having said all that, there were a couple rough weeks here what with Les in the hospital, going to follow-up appointments and other appointments, then  saying good-bye to Angus.  But we are doing okay.  We got our Covid boosters and will get our flu vaccines next week.

We needed to get our yard ready for aeration and seeding, etc. and had to mark all the sprinkler heads.  Les stayed by the control panel and turned each zone on one at a time.  I went around and stuck the flags in.  Then came in a showered and dried off. Needless to say, this is a wet  job!  We had bits and pieces picked up and all was ready.  Then the wind and rain started.  We have no idea when this week the guys are coming to do the work.  But it's as ready as it is going to get.

Please take care of yourselves and stay safe.  Life is still good.  God Bless America!

Good-Bye Sweet Boy

We loved you and we miss you.  This is a very sad day.

Mr. Gnome Is Ready for Fall, Too

 

I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. 

In my last post I said I was going to be getting out our Fall decorations last weekend.  That did not actually happen until a couple days ago.  All last weekend was spent in the hospital.  Les started feeling bad Friday night and we went right to the ER as his doctor had instructed us.  He was admitted and didn't come home until Sunday evening.   I was there early and spent the days with him.  It was another infection.  When these start, they rapidly drain his strength.  As soon as the antibiotics start working he slowly gets better.  He does what he can.  We've been going to follow-up appointments and rechecks.  So far, so good.

I've been working on keeping up with things. I think I would do better if I slept better.  But that's the way it is.

It's sunny and cooler today.  If this keeps up, I just might get a little yardwork done this week. I have signed us up with our mowing/trimming guys to get the leaves cleaned up later this Fall.  And our Virginia Green guys will be doing aerating, seeding, and fertilizing soon.  Hopefully, the grass will start to look better.  This has been a rough year for grass, trees, and other plants.

I have scheduled our new Covid boosters for this week.  And Les has another Orthopedic appointment.  I will be scheduling our Flu vaccines in a couple weeks. 

Take care and stay safe.  Life is still good.  And God Bless America!

Like I've Said, I Am Ready for Fall

After all the cleaning that I did after our new siding work was finished, I had told myself I would not be doing "Fall cleaning" this year.  I was wrong.  There were things that just simply needed to be worked on  and cleaned. So, I have been scrubbing, cleaning, and doing all sorts of chores and jobs around here.  There are still a couple smaller jobs to do, but for the most part, the big stuff is all done.

And then it will be on to work in the yard.  I've kept up with that pretty well, but there are a few things that I'd like to get done before the Fall  aeration and seeding.  When that is done, we should try to stay off of the grass while the seeds sprout and grow, so I don't want to be out there messing things up.  We still have a broken limb that is hanging down on our Ash tree.  Every morning when I look out, I expect it to be down and ready to be cleaned up.  But so far, it is just hanging on.  

Next weekend I will be getting out the ceramic pumpkins - not jack-o-lanterns - and our other Fall decorations.  I am ready to do that!  I enjoy them and they make me happy.  And.... Fall colors were always some of my Mom's favorites;  all the browns, and oranges, and yellows.  So there's some happy memories with the decorations.  

I took this picture the other evening of a beautiful evening sky.

Take care of yourselves and stay safe.  Life is good.  And God Bless America!

Please Keep Them Safe

School starts tomorrow for our two youngest granddaughters.  This is the first year they will be in different schools as C starts Middle School, and E will be in third grade.  Please plan your driving times and remember to stop for the busses.  Watch for all the children who will be either excited or unsure of where they should go. I hope everyone has a great first day!

E made this picture for a calendar that she made for us and it is the perfect picture for the this post! 💕

Take care of yourselves and stay safe.  Life is still good.  And God Bless America!

Nature!

I had my annual Dermatology checkup this morning.  When I parked the car, this is what greeted me.

Just wandering around, and finding goodies in the grass.  I waited my turn to use the sidewalk and finally got inside.

When I was done, they were still out there and busy.  I walked between them and they were not disturbed at all.

The appointment went well and I go back in a year.

Stay safe and take care of yourselves.  Life is still good.  God Bless America!