Our Time at the Ranch.......

The days have gone by quickly on this short visit to the ranch.

My goal is to be here for at least a few days every month and so far we have met that goal with the exception of February. Last year we missed August.

Sherry's been moving a lot of dirt down here with her shiny new red tractor.

The horses were out on what will become the road that goes in front of where we are.

They are mother and daughter.......

I had some celery for them Saturday.

There are all manner of critters down here.

This guy kept trying to get in my paint bucket when I was working in the front room.

When I wasn't looking he fell in!

**Source**

Then there's this velvet ant! I didn't have my camera so I got this picture off the Internet.
He's actually not an ant but a wasp. That can't fly.

Louis Dean had been eyeing the steps and Saturday he built new wooden ones.
He simply folded up the metal ones that are attached to the camper. This is the first 'step' to closing up this one last opening. He will work on that next month.

These are really sturdy and they don't make the noise that the metal ones did.

I'm going to paint them white and put carpet pieces on the treads.

Sherry had spent the weekend in Dallas and her truck broke down.

Fortunately, Roy and Ruth Ann were at home instead of at their farm and he rented a trailer and brought Sherry and her truck home late Sunday afternoon. Ruth Ann has been purging things after living in the same house for 40 years and sent some pretty fall 'debris' that she knew I would love.

She knows me well!!

TWO wreaths!!

The Snowman couple are sitting out but I'm going to put them up until December.

I painted around the windows Sunday and then I washed them inside and out plus the screens.

Sunday night I put the room all back together and cleaned it up!

While I was working inside, Louis Dean called me to come out on the deck - quickly!

The moon had risen as an orange glow through the trees and the clouds had covered it and then drifted upwards. So very pretty!

I took a warm shower outside with the water from the hose that had been heated by the sun all day.

Louis Dean told me it would be warm but I was still surprised when it was!

We sat on the porch for one last little sit before bed.

Keeping those windows clean makes all the difference!

I love how they sparkled!

Louis Dean has been what he calls 'beat' the last two days.

Just tired to the bone.

I get that way sometimes but when it happens to him, I get worried.

Monday is Senior Citizens Discount Day at the Goodwills so we decided to go in to Waco.

Louis Dean got up and dressed and then went back to bed for another nearly 2 hours before we left.

I found this little Witchy girl and I may take her home with me so she can greet the trick or treaters at Halloween. For now she's standing behind that green chair.

I'm a sucker for fall decorations.

I bought this swag for $3 and hung it between the two fall wreaths from Ruth Ann.

The LIVE LAUGH LOVE sign and the pumpkin picture were each $4.

I need to redo that little tree.

Louis Dean knocked it over and I need to pay it some attention.

My best treasure of the day!

Two strands of grape lights!!

I think they are beautiful and will probably hang them in the gazebo.

Lastly, Pitch Perfect movie (which I watched some of tonight) and a book for Amber and one for me.

Louis Dean and I will probably read Megyn Kelly's book out loud.

We left the Bible basket at home by accident so I have been reading Proverbs since we have been here this visit. For our out loud reading, we started The American Sniper.

We stopped to eat a very late lunch at The Catch and even that didn't cheer Louis Dean up so we came back home and he went back to bed. I did all the driving - he was too tired.

I never get tired of this view.

I sat out there with a nice breeze blowing and whacked up blue jeans until it got dark.

Then I came in and cut them up in squares while Louis Dean slept on.

He had gone to bed at 5:15 and didn't get up until after 9:00 and only then because he got hungry.

We had a sandwich supper and I went inside to clean things up while he sat out in the front room.

I came back out when I heard him singing.

That's always a good sign!

He stayed up about an hour and a half before going back to bed.

He insists he's not sick - just tired.

And he has every right to be!

We head home tomorrow......