Snapshots From Our Country Day!

This was our first full day in the country and it was wonderful!!!

My view as I wash dishes.

The sunflowers on the lower right were a surprise bouquet from Louis Dean.

We slept like babies last night with no AC - just lovely cool air coming in through the open windows.

We had our morning coffee and reading on the deck/new room- and I discovered I had left our Bible Basket at home!!! My Country Diary and One Year Bible, my prayer journal and our meditation book and the book on Norman Schwarzkopf! Good thing we have a One Year Bible here in the camper.

Lots of pretty flowers are still blooming here.

This is a Crepe Myrtle bush!!!

I couldn't believe it!!

But it really is!

I'm surprised it has survived the goats and horses!

They eat everything!

Interesting!

No clue what kind of plant this is!

This one reminds me of cotton once the okra like pod has opened.

All of the above was right here by the camper.

I put on my chicken egg gathering apron and went down to try it out.....

The peacock has lost his pretty feathers.

The hen house behind the peacock pen was empty of chickens AND eggs!

Lots of critters running around!

I brought down some goat food - banana peels and some grapes.

Dean has several really pretty cats - all mousers!

Love the roosters!

They all have such personality!

Checked out two more hen houses - no eggs.

 Alas, Sherry had already gathered the eggs early!

I'll try again tomorrow!

I just love this photo!

It's like this one rooster was visiting the white rooster in the pen......

"Say, what are you in here for?"

The other rooster says, "Hey, guys! Can you help me get outta here??"

So many critters!

And all so unique!

Then there's THIS one!

He's mine!

I said, "Wanna ride your bike down with me to visit the critters?"

Sure! He.never.got.off.his.bike.

I made the rounds and he just waited for me!

This is the newest pen! Dean and Sherry had just finished building it an hour before I took this picture! LOOK at those pretty chickens!!!

They have the prettiest feathered feet!

Dean says they only lay tiny little eggs!

But they sure are pretty!!!

We took the bathroom door off in the camper last time we were here. I needed a mirror so LD put the closet door up between two 2X4's and I put my large bouquet of cotton in front of it. Pretty!

What we are doing right now - between really finishing out the new room and using it as it is - is a real adventure in glamping! Unexpected spots of beauty right next to something rather red necked or primitive. Works for me!

I made another trip down in late afternoon to the meadow.

Such interesting things growing. These 'bulbs' are like inflated balloons.

Squeeze them and they pop.

Dean was smoking ribs for dinner tonight!

I LOVE this meadow!

Dean is a Karate man so - of COURSE there's a weapon on the meadow bench!

My peaceful place and a good spot to pray for all those in the path of Irma.

Rufus - my grand dog!!!

I love it here.

I spent some time fluffing up the camper today.

The pumpkin tins hold treats!

The small one has dilly bits and the big one has pumpkin muffins.

The far left one has the rest of those tasty Trader Joe's tiny chocolate chip cookies! Delicious!!

So here we sat before the sun set!

Another campfire to celebrate this day!

The best thing about being here? Days stretching out in front of us - just like this one.

Dean and Sherry brought down BBQ ribs, potato salad and BBQ beans for dinner tonight.

I made garlic bread and cut up a cantaloupe.

In the country we do a few things really well.

We sleep well.

We eat well.

We visit.

We rest.

We DO things......

but most of all.......we just BE here.

In closing, thank you for all the prayers for Summer in Puerto Rico.

This is a photo Sabrina took this morning.

They dodged the bullet and now we are praying for Florida.

I have so many friends and family there.....

My prayers are with Dawn and her crew, Sandra and Bob, Patti, and Ruth Ann's daughter - Becky and Tim!

And so many others! 

Praying the storm will still turn......