Sookie Antiqued

 

I didn't know I could do this with my phone! Pretty cool!

Young At Heart

Sugar never acts like an 'older' dog. She's going on 12 and you just can't tell.

Although she sleeps a little more than she use to, it's probably because her life is so full of fun!

She loves her (nearly) daily walk to the back of the property. Marking, sniffing, searching the landscape for anything she may want to chase. She's on leash though, so she can't, but that doesn't stop her from wanting.

 

 

She's just a girl that wants to be silly!



The Rainbow

The other day we had some (more) rain and I was glad to be home. One of the things that give me goose-bumps is a beautiful rainbow. Rainbows have always meant something to me. What I don't really know. They just touch me.

First I took this photo of one end.

 

 

Then the other.

 

I posted this one on Facebook and stated that perhaps I should go looking for the pot-o-gold. A friend commented, "you already have it". She's so right!

 



What's Been Happening In Rosharon

We've begun our vegetable garden! The first step was to get the plants started. So far we have 3 varieties of tomatos, some broccoli, lettuce, peppers, parsley, brussel sprouts and more.

The second step was to remove the sod in the space we needed. This is approximately 20'x30'. The soil is what is referred to as "gumbo", black soil mixed heavily with clay.

This is what that machine looks like.

 

Below is what we ended up with. It doesn't look like much now, but wait!

 

Hubby tilled it the first time without anything added to the soil. It was a workout.

 

 

This little plot needed a LOT of composted cow manure mixed in so that it could be worked with the tiller and to add nutrients to the soil for the plants.

 

 

Now we're getting there!

 

 

We have a few more steps to do before adding the plants and planting some of the root vegetables, carrots, parsnips, and more.



 

 



 

 

 

The Skies Are Quiet

But we do hear the Sandhill Cranes as they fly over.

Sorry I don't have a better camera for capturing photos like this. :(

December Weather

Wow, what a difference a day makes. Yesterday was warm, near 80 degrees. Last night a cold wind blew in from the north bringing strong winds, rain, and colder temperatures.

I was quite glad that I took the time to bathe Sookie and Rowe-Quinn. I bathe them outside because of the mass quantity of hair they shed. Too much for the tub.

I took the photo below on a particularly beautiful & foggy morning. This is Sookie.

I didn't get quite enough sleep last night though. My husband and I retired early & the dogs didn't get they're later trip to the outside. So, at approximately 1:30am ~ Sugar barked to let us know she needed to go out. Well, they ALL wanted to go out. The weather hadn't turned at this point.

I no sooner was back in my warm bed when Sugar barked again. The storm had arrived and as beautiful, charming, & funny Sugar can be ~ she suffers from high anxiety when it comes to thunder, lightning & heavy rain. I opted for the sofa as my husband gets up very early for his commute to work.

We all settled down nicely and listened to the wind howling outside. It was fabulous, but disruptive.

Sunrises in Rosharon

I have to share the beautiful sunrises here in Rosharon. I often search for beauty in the sky. Clouds, sunrises, sunsets.

This is one of my favorites.

But wait, there's more!

Some with gorgeous clouds as a bonus.

Some that need no words.

This is actually the moon in the morning.