July 10

I drove past this farm today and was impressed by all the hay bales. I stopped and counted and it was stacked up this way, 15 bales back. They have a good start on being ready for winter!

July 9

I love daisies! They are so bright and cheerful. These were growing wild in the ditch near my house and they make me smile!

July 8

These are in one of our flower beds. They are called water bells. When it rains they collect water and then dump over when they get full. If there is a breeze they bump together and make a ringing sound. They make a nice accent even when they are just sitting still!

July 7

My sister is camping at Lake Michigan this week. I had the day off and went to spend the day with her. I snapped this shot as we walked to the beach. I love dune grass!

July 6

It was another beautiful morning! It had cooled off during the night and was 54 degrees when I left for work. The sun was giving a pink glow to everything and the coll air created a mist hanging over the fields. I love starting a day that way!

July 5

We spent last evening with Bob's brother Tom and his wife Bonnie. As we were sitting outside enjoying the campfire, someone noticed the rake sitting nearby and decided to re-enact the classic painting, American Gothic.
We thought it tuned out pretty funny, so I'm sharing American Gothic, part 2 with you.

July 4

Happy Fourth of July! Here in the States we are celebrating our Independance Day. We went to our town park at noon. They were having a Chicken BBQ, there were ball games being played, someone was doing chainsaw carvings...
Here are a few of the cars we saw before we got some chicken for lunch. It was delicious!

July 3

This is not the best picture, but it's cute so I'm sharing it anyway. Our kitten, Oliver is at the stage where he is always getting into something. If we leave a cabinet door open, he tries to get in. He loves to go into small places, like behind our piano or dresser.
Last night I found him in our back entry, knocking shoes off the shoe rack.

July 2

When I walk, I usually go down our road. It's a country road with ditches and fields, which gives me lots of wild flowers and weeds to look at. I've mentioned before how surprised I am, that things seem to change daily. I'm also surprised at the colors. When you drive by, everything looks green, but when you are walking you can see things better and there are lots of small splashes of color in the weeds. I thought these little grassy weeds looked quite pretty with the tint of purple at the top of them.

July 1

I had the day off today, so had time for a nice long walk. I walked to the state land near us, entering with trepidation since the last two times I was there, the mosquitoes nearly carried me away!
No need to fear today though - there were very few bugs! I did scare up a deer as I walked, but the brush was thick and he was so fast that I couldn't get a picture.
It is so quiet here, the only sounds you hear are the birds chirping and the rustle of the leaves in the wind. It even looks peaceful!