Wrens

We've been very happy to watch the comings and goings of a couple of 

little wrens that have set up housekeeping in the dogwood tree next to the nook.

They are so sweet every morning with singing and bustling about the garden.

...... their idyllic existence was briefly disturbed, however, by the intrusion of a large, horrible creature who was getting a look into a robin's nest on a neighboring branch.


thankfully, that nightmare ended and soon they were nestled safe and secure back in their little condo.




A delightful Blessing!  Thank You, Jesus!

An Unusual Sight

........spotted last week on the way to visit Nicholas and Isaac.



A Delorean on a car transport trailer:

That was also carrying an antique Ford.....

and a wrecked pick up truck.....

Ken and Peter hit the beach

Ken and Peter had a wonderful time visiting Laura, Mimi and Charlotte at Emerald Island over the 

Memorial Day weekend.

Pete and Erin were also in town, as well as Brennan.

On Saturday, they rode the ferry to Bear Island, a barrier island that is also a natural preserve.  The weather was perfect and they had a fabulous time!

only one person in this picture enjoys wearing hats.

Charlotte enjoys a quiet moment with grandad and uncle buncle peter.

The Duke at Falcon's Landing

 Dale Reed, a resident at Falcon's Landing, gave Peter a portrait he had painted of John Wayne.

"Reach for the sky, Pilgrim!"

"Go Tigers!"

and here is an interesting quote from John Wayne:

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.

John Wayne

Hope springs eternal!

cousins

garden statuary

Perennial gardening hopes

hope springs eternal.........


 and perennially

high tech lego dog house

Teresa's straw bale garden!

Teresa is thinking of adding a round herb garden in the middle, too.

fun canine find

Found this cute dog in a consignment shop in Gainseville

hopefully fly and buddy will learn to come, sit and stay, too   :-)

good bye, maple tree

So sorry to see you go!

but goodbye's are in order....

there's someone in there!

with a chainsaw

wide open spaces and a lot of mud!

weird and unusual manassas

There is a sad abandoned house around the corner from seton

and as we drove by we realized that there were vultures sitting on the 2 chimneys of the house

maybe you can spot the guy on the left

too weird and too funny!

Charlotte at the doctor's this morning

Straw bale gardening

Click Here   for an interesting youtube video series on an intriguing way to garden.


Basically after soaking and adding fertilizer to the straw bales for 10 days, and adding a small amount of compost, the bales are ready to plant.  The straw bales begin to decompose and as they decompose, the nutrition is released to the plant.  Here are some pictures of straw bale gardens:

Straw bales can be arranged in any configuration.

Straw bale gardens are growing in popularity in Alaska because they extend the growing season.  The decomposing bale can easily be 85 degrees when the ambient temperatures are only in the 30's or 40's.

There is no tilling the soil and at the end of the season the bale is well on it's way to becoming very good compost.

This meme is a spoof of three different fantasy series:

Harry Potter

Star Wars,
Star Trek,

and 

Lord of the Rings.

meet carl

ken, laura, charlotte and i walked into Hynson Knolls.

just drink in the beauty in this picture!

the little guy is new and jeanne 'named' him: Carl

Charlotte was not impressed with getting a closer look.

are you crazy, mommy?  that is the biggest dog i have ever seen!

 but she warmed up some with carl

you are bootiful, but don't come a whisker closer!

i'll pet him as long as he is out of my reach!

What a lovely day!

Today we visited the greats with laura and charlotte for brunch

 Charlotte made her way around the table several times

And then we returned to the apartment and Charlotte made her way around the room several times 

:-)

 Charlotte lost her dress and found a tail, Uncle Buncle Peter's clip on tie

Soon it was time so say goodbye

Thank you for a lovely visit!!!!