I just finished producing our monthly church newsletter, with photos. I've learned that I can move them from iPhone to laptop by emailing them One. At. A. Time. This tedious process makes me more selective, which is probably a good thing. Not that you might be able to tell by the number of photos below; playing catch-up after visits to two different commercial flower growers with display gardens would challenge the most selective photographer!
In chronological order, here are a few of the photos I felt worth sharing. First, four of my eight hens:
Next, photos from our visit with friends to Adelman Peony Gardens, mostly taken in the fields, rather than the display gardens:
The ewes escaped their paddock on the neighbor's property recently and wandered around in the nasty grass that I've been calling foxtail or cheat grass but which my neighbor has identified as Ripgut Brome. Scary stuff. I spent hours in the fold monkey-picking the sharp awns from their wool, hands-on time with each ewe which they all came to love.
It's raining today, which is always appreciated this time of year. Too often in recent years the rain has stopped abruptly in spring, followed by a long, hot, dry summer that feels decidedly un-Oregon. But so far, June has been cooler and often damp, if not always wet. But after typing that I looked at the forecast, UGH; temps at 90 and above are in the ten-day forecast.
No other big news right now. We're coming up on our 42nd wedding anniversary, and haven't made any plans yet. I like plans; my husband is more spontaneous. Yep; opposites attract. 😉
That's it for now from . . .
9 comments:
Beautiful pics, I have iris envy. There are a variety of peonies, some early, others blooming now around the house. Nice to see your hunter doing her job & Chuckie his. 😉 Scary stickers are no fun! How are your fingers doing? Best wishes on your upcoming anniversary. Dee
Dee, I have a few tiny slivers that I can't see to dig out of my fingers – how did you know?
I can relate because burdock, a weed here, produces balls with prong barbs. Many hours were spent removing them from my horse’s mane & tails, plus my clothes, and barbs from fingers. I used a product called Show Sheen, sprayed on mass & carefully work in, allowed the balls to be more easily removed. Dreaded process, took a lot of time & care, but necessary.
Oh yes, I remember burdock although I don't see much of that here. I don't think ShowSheen (I have some in the tack room) would be a good idea on sheep fleece. 😉
Loved the pictures, and, of course, the effort to post them. My husband and celebrated our 57th Anniversary on June 14 - yesterday. We share that date with the president, whose birthday falls on that day. We try to not let that ruin the day for us. We went out to dinner - actually lunch - and then came home. No big celebrations for us. Just glad to have survived together for another year - and lately surviving isn’t a given like it was when we were younger. Happy Anniversary to you both.
Elaine, your appreciation makes the effort worth it! 😉 I'm sorry for the unfortunate coincidence of dates. Yep, surviving another year is no small celebration any more! Happy anniversary to you two, too.
I'm so glad to see that you have been able to post your beautiful pictures!! The flowers are absolutely awesome! I love irises - some more than others - but you got some gorgeous ones!
Sorry about the burrs or stickers you are having to deal with.
Congratulations on your 42nd anniversary! Keep it going! My husband and I made it to our 61st anniversary, for which we were very thankful. I wish you could have met him. It's been seven years since he went to be with our Lord.
I'm sorry to learn that we won't be able to see you at Black Sheep this year. But have a good time, whatever you do!
As always, I love seeing your photos! We've only been to the peony gardens once and really need to go again. I love the photo with them and Mt Hood! And I am always happy to see Chuckie and the sheepies. And the iris!
Trying to catch up here as I ice the backside of my knee. As always, the photos are beautiful!! I love peonies and it’s one of my few life regrets that what I sold my late mom’s place I didn’t dig a shovelful of her peonies out to bring to this house. Bummer on the burrs or whatever they are. I know you work so hard to keep your fleeces coated. But at least you got some 1-1 time with the flock.
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