Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Summertime...and the Livin is Easy

Summer arrived--a bit late, a bit cold, but it's here!
For Mother's Day, Grace put together a couple of pieces of hardware she found trolling the riverbed behind Mrs. Hawley's:

The Mommy and Baby Bike Duo Planter
The week after school was out, this Iowa farm family took a trip to California. We visited the ocean and glass beach:



the Redwoods:




and Golden Gate Bridge:

 
 
The following week, the older girls, a friend and I traveled to Florida to compete in the National Talents for Christ competition. This is what happens when Iowa farm girls see geckos:
 

And pose for a trip to the beach:


Since arriving back in Iowa, the Farmer has cleaned, repaired and stored equipment. Now it's on to outdoor maintenance and keeping up appearances.


We've also added a few kittens (9 as of this writing--the highway has a way of changing things) and a puppy:


 
 


Our puppy remains unnamed--although Mr. Farmer is pulling for Kirby. Scrap-eaters and vacuum cleaners have a lot in common....so they say.