Saturday, August 3, 2013

Weekly Goals & Some Pictures

Time to check on my goals--
  1. One YoYo block--in progress
  2. One side of binding sewn down--in progress
  3. Work on a UFO--nope
Yesterday it rained off and on all day--


Rain is almost always welcome in the summer.  Right now we're nice and green.

Down by Maintenance a Kildeer had a nest.  To keep from accidentally running over it they put a small steel fence post.  Every day someone would drive by to check it.  The eggs are laid on the bare ground--its very hard to see it.  Karla and I just happened to drive by when one egg had hatched.


Very hard to see the babies on the ground.  The parents were VERY upset--fluttering around us doing the distracting "broken wing--come eat me" dance.




There were 3 eggs--we only saw one chick and one egg didn't hatch.  We really weren't that close--Karla has a very good zoom lens on her camera.

This year I had a flower bed beside my camper.  I put in petunias, pansies, coxcomb, verbena, and glads.  Then I planted some seeds--morning glory, moonflowers, sweet peas, and zinnias.  I call it the "Green Volcana"--


About 5.5 feet tall.  Its a bit overfull!  Amazing what water and fertilizer will do.  

Sometimes the daily police report is a bit humerous--


 Really??  I can't believe someone actually called the police on this.  

 
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6 comments:

  1. NancyAugust 3, 2013 at 2:45 PM

    Hmmm, an interesting police report. Someone is clueless.

    It has been raining off and on here, too, which makes me very happy.

    Here's to a good week.

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  2. SaraAugust 3, 2013 at 4:21 PM

    I laughed out loud at the duck story. Too funny! I too am enjoying all of the green around here instead of our usual August brown. The rain has been lovely.

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  3. Elaine AdairAugust 3, 2013 at 4:38 PM

    Lovely rain - we actually had one inch at one time, and NO hail!!! LOVE the pictures of little birds, and brave Mom. Embarrassing about the news clipping - yes, small towns, ours as well, occasionally print similar. Whatever did Mother Nature do before humans?
    8-)))

    Happy Quilting!

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  4. Elaine AdairAugust 3, 2013 at 4:38 PM

    Lovely rain - we actually had one inch at one time, and NO hail!!! LOVE the pictures of little birds, and brave Mom. Embarrassing about the news clipping - yes, small towns, ours as well, occasionally print similar. Whatever did Mother Nature do before humans?
    8-)))

    Happy Quilting!

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  5. SuzanneAugust 4, 2013 at 9:45 AM

    The flower volcano is beautiful! I wish we had a little more rain and a little less heat out here in Utah. At least we have not had the usual forest fires. Beautiful little birds.

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  6. ytsmomAugust 9, 2013 at 8:07 PM

    Small towns!! I love my small town life, don't you?

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