This evening............

It has been a rainy day. We woke up to thunder and no power this morning and it has rained most of the day. I decided to take a walk around the yard this evening - so I put on my RED rubber shoes and headed out the door with my camera.

The sky looked pretty creepy...we have a thunderstorm warning and tornado watch.

The swans were in the yard and did not head for the water when they saw me. One of them hissed at me, but I stood my ground!! (If the day comes when one of them chases me I will be running for higher ground!!!!!!)

This is the overflow tube - the pond is surely overflowing.

Next I went in the barn and Baby came just close enough that I got a shot of her peeking around the boat trailer. I used the flash because it was so dark in there - and Baby's eyes are glowing green!

Snapped a pic of the tractor just because all the rain had made it soooo bright and clean looking.

Couldn't take shot of the yard without including Bob's "sculptures" I call them the giant rolling pins!

The garden. The raised beds are great. The ground, on the other hand, is waaaay too soggy to plant. Cold or soggy - I don't think we will have a bumper crop of anything this year!

As I headed back to the house Toe-Toes greated me on the deck.

I stopped at the door and took a few shots

of the Hummingbirds....

They are loving this rainy evening!!

The Project Continues

Just the other day Shelly asked me about this and I told her it appeared Bob's latest project was on hold. BUT when I got home yesterday he had made a lot of progress (with Mark's help). Hopefully more pictures will come SOON! Can't wait to see what it turns out to be!!!! Just kidding- I know, I just don't know exactly what the finished product will look like. Now the pictures below were taken the other day when Bob stopped in to a very small nursery to see if they had any weeping willow trees (I LOVE weeping willows). I stayed in the truck because they had only about 10 plants (yes, slight exaggeration) - soon I saw Bob out in the field where a tree was down and the trunk was "sprouting" suckers and there was my husband breaking them off. The owner had no willows for sale and told him to help himself to the branches.

Here is a very happy Bob with his "free trees". They are currently rooting (we hope) in the pond.

And AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We got a storm last night and when we woke up this morning, the yard was again flooded....yukkkkkk! Yesterday, Bob started yet another project. I thought I knew what the plan was, but after seeing these posts in the yard I thought maybe the plan had changed....here Bob is explaning ( with his hands) just where everything will go!!! Just another "can't wait to see the finished product"!

Rain, Rain Go AWAY.....

After two days of heavy rains our pond is now spreading all over the yard! The swans are being quite adventurous which could be very hazardous to their health. Here they are swimming in the ditch, just before Bob shooed them back to the pond. More rain in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow.

Happy Easter

These cute little Easter friends are more pics from Callaway. Bob has been working on last minute projects, that he did not have time to finish. He has succeeded, however, in filling both upstairs and downstairs with drywall dust!! Hope everyone has a Happy Easter, ( we will be packing and DUSTING)!!!

Happy Spring

Yesterday we celebrated the last day of winter

with a trip to Callaway Gardens

Even though the azaleas hadn't peaked, (which you wouldn't know by looking at this picture) it was still BEAUTIFUL

Pink!

Too pink?? Probably, but the price of the piece of carpet was just right!!

I like it, Bob thinks it is a tad too pink!

Trying To Get It Back Together

Our floors are beautiful - dining room is pretty well put back together. Living room is still empty ( the curtains are still tied in a knot!) Soon.. The hallway looks great, unless you count the plastic draped on the stairs and the reflection in the mirror that shows all the "stuff" piled in the foyer. (don't look)

Tonight Bob surprised me with these lights he put in the front yard. How do you like them?? I think they look great and that full moon adds to the beauty.