I’ve been meaning to write this post for…oh, about a month now. Slowly adding pictures from my yard and my trip and my yard again.
Yes, I spent 16 bucks on dried worms.
Lots of transformations have happened. I saw my eldest child off to college – as my youngest began high school, took myself on a long roadtrip, continued to work on the yard, grew my flock by two adopted hens, and got a new fence.
Chef Vordivask and Skunk the chickens
But mostly I have just been sitting in my yard and watching things grow.
ice bathers
I would say I’m doing a lot of thinking, but I’m not, really. I’m just being. Content, mostly. But sometimes sad. Frequently euphoric. Pissed off some. Well, ok. Pissed off a lot.
Moonflower
But the back yard is peaceful.
Van with seats down
And the vacation was good.
Van – packed with dog crate
I think I’m afraid to finish this blog post because it’s the last thing I had on my vacation to-do list, and once it’s to-done I have to admit that my vacation is over, my kiddo is in school far far away, and I have one more child to go.
Crystal Shrine Grotto – Memphis, TN
So…I’ve stalled. And in the meantime, I’ve become sort of ok with all of those things.
In a random hotel in Lebanon, TN…we are graced with the presence of Buddha the Grouch’s dirty socks…on the microwave
I mean, sure my vacation is over…but thankfully I don’t have to drive 16 hours a day until the next road trip.
Annie
And, sure my eldest son is in school far far away, but now I get extra time with the younger son.
Annie & Lulu
And, sure the younger son is in high school, and therefore doesn’t really want to spend time with his mom.
In the middle of freakng nowhere…another random sock.
But that just leaves more time for alone time.
Precious, precious…sweet, precious alone time.
Champlain College – Burlington, VT
So, I figure, why wait any longer?
Sunset in Burlington
I’m going to stop writing, so you can enjoy the rest of the pictures..
I totally got this sandwich. Yum!
And I’m going to resume with The Rest Of My Life.
Lulu makes herself at home at Sagadahoc Bay Campground
Enjoy…
Lulu on the flats at Sagadahoc Bay Campground
Bay Point Road
Attack Rooster
Rhododendron
Sunrise – Sagadahoc Bay Campgrounds
Acadia National Park – Mount Desert, Maine
Lulu @ Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
Becky’s Diner – Portland, ME
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
Popham Beach State Park
Gulls at Popham Beach State Park, Phippsberg, ME
Beach Blanket – Popham Beach State Park, Phippsberg, ME
Sunset at Popham Beach State Park – Phippsberg, ME
Lulu at Shenendoah National Park, VA.
Me & Lu – Shenendoah National Park, VA
Flowers at Shenendoah National Park, VA
Back Porch art station – Pigeon Forge, TN
Vacation Reading.
Lulu at Home
Cardinal Climber
Moon Garden – 9/11/2015
The Last of the Sunflowers
Cypress Vine
Chef Vordivask
Moon Garden – 9/19/2015
Chef Vordivask, Skunk the Chicken, and Hawk the Chicken
Hawk the Chicken upgrades to iOS 9
Cardinal Climber
Fence Demolition
Fence in Progress…
Fence in Progress
Fence in Progress
Fence Complete
Chicken Pen
Moon Garden – 9/28/15
Lulu, Queen of the Back Yard.
Random wildflower at Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park in Austin
Chard, Cabbage, Lettuces
Moon Garden: October 8, 2015
Night blooming jasmine.
Laying out the bed…
Chicken coop signage.
Brsl sprts, collards, and ESP (the cat)
Blurry moonflower mobile phone pic.
Pumpkin Flower
Meager sweet potato harvest…
(some of) the ladies.
Bear the chicken says “Buddy can you spare a mealworm?”
Gregg’s Mistflower
Strawberry blooms
Purple Hyacinth Bean Flower
The whole flock
An Egg from one of the newly adopted hens.
Cat and Chicken
Cat Ignoring Chickens
Hawk the Chicken – I love her little buttercup comb
Grumpy cat, beware – Srsly Pissed Off Cat is here!
Garlic shoots
The tiniest cucumber plant ever.
Malabar Spinach. Also, Lulu looking vaguely regal.
Moon Garden: 10/21/15
Brsl Sprts, Collards, Lettuces, and my little seedlings of various things. 🙂
Cabbages
Big Egg, Little Egg – the baby chicks are starting to lay!
The current view from my back yard perch.
The new girls: Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Big Mama. Named by the neighbor, who needed to rehome them.
Garlic shoots
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