Did I not tell you I was a little busy this summer? There definitely are NOT enough hours in the summer days and that puts me in a DAZE. Simply put, I can't get everything done! The Mr. is still recovering from his hip replacement and is not able to do a lot yet, but is doing great considering all.
So Hildy decided to take a lazy morning nap in Roger's bed which is much too small for her, but she looks pretty comfy in the dog days of summer doesn't she. And my goodness, that black cat Coalette has become the best hunter!! Even though she is supposed to be an indoor cat, every morning, she goes out and brings back a critter of some sort...we are mainly talking about mice and other small vermin which destroy my plants, carry fleas and ticks and are just a nuisance. Yesterday she had 3 different animals, but she seems to play with them sometimes and doesn't always harm them. We have rescued a bird and a chipmunk as she has a very soft mouth and wants to bring her prey inside. We have a family of chipmunks playing in my berm out front and watching them is a kick.
I am getting ready for our annual chick craft session and although this stone below is over 10 years old and very dirty, it is an example of one of the projects we will be doing, so I have been cutting, grinding and fitting patterns for these stepping stones...one for each of us!
We have had such a great summer in spite of the surgery, and although we haven't been able to go camping, we did get out for a day to Bennett Peak campground here to check our Geocache and a picnic with friends. I have also been able to get several plantings from the nursery here...6 different bushes for the blank spot in my back yard and am building a berm for more plantings. What....? did I say I was not going to garden? I lied. Since the Mr. can't do much yet, I dug all of the holes and have planted some chokecherry plants too...hope they survive.
The majestic eagle always watches my activities and sometimes there are even 3 in the tree. We also have a herd of goats that have escaped quite often and seem a little curious about what I am doing. I woke up a few days ago to see them on a neighbors porch. And I have watched the new baby antelope playing and kicking up their heels in the range land just east of us. So if I am absent for a few days it is the summer Daze and I am probably reading a book and drinking iced tea and waiting for the snow to fly.
