Guard Dog On Duty

 

 These beauties will be 

going in my home made tomato juice

and "Sallsa"!!

 

 It isn't exactly a brinks truck

but,

it is a little gold mound

from our garden!

 

Maybe not worthy of 3 armed guards,

but,

definitely worth guarding!

 

 there are thieves in the neighborhood, ya know...

(just the nuisance variety)

the kind that sneak your food 

when you're not looking 

and hen peck at you all day long...

Max knows well their sneaky and annoying ways...

 

Always lurking...

ready to swoop in 

at any moment,

given the chance

he might drift off into

dreamland...

 he's not about to let 

them anywhere near this 

load of goodness...

 "I got my eyes on you, Sully"

 

Just another day at the farm...

Thanks for dropping by!

 

Have a happy weekend!

Lisa

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Barn Charm Revisited

I haven't done

a Barn Charm post

in so long...

I miss the old relics!

Summer is too busy

for me to be wandering around

the countryside but,

we do have an old

beauty in our back yard!!

 

Her chippy red paint 

makes even the peskiest of weeds 

look pretty....

 I was out checking

on the choke cherries 

one morning 

and saw this...

 

She's losing her shingles and another

door fell off this summer...

oh well, I know there are

barn charm fans out there 

that will appreciate her!

just as much as the birds 

appreciated our choke cherries!

They were all gone the next day!

Thanks, Tricia, for

your wonderful 

"Barn Charm"

linky party.

Please, pop over via my link 

and visit some more old relics.

Click "here"

Have a happy day!

Lisa

Summer Bloomers

It's Monday...

that means
back to work...

Photo Source: City Farmer News

Sall helped me pick the pickles

yesterday, so at least

I'm not faced with that this a.m....

but, the yard sure looks shabby!!

time to do some serious weed patrol,

and 

some serious lawn mowing!

If you're up for it,

you can put on your

comfy bloomers and 

come on over!

I have an extra hoe for ya!

Or you can just sit where

you are and enjoy watching

some bloomers from there!....

(the OTHER kind of Bloomers!!!...Geesh!)

this fazzled-looking spent clematis blossom
reminds me, I need a haircut!!


Good Monday to you,
may your bloomers be shining 
in all the right places!

(Maybe I should've called this post "Twisted Bloomers"?)

It's Monday, what can I say...

Hugs,

Lisa

Go Jump In The Lake

How's your summer?

Any time to just "be"?

Me neither!!

My summer to-do list

just keeps growing as fast

as the weeds around here...

But, we did manage to take

a break away from

the usual grind of work,

weeds, and canning

for some lakeside

fun with 

my sister's family...

The invitation said...

A lakeside retreat

with plenty of food and fun

Well,

she had

me 

with 

"lakeside"

It didn't matter to me,

we had no fancy boat to 

stroll around on the water...

the view from the shore

was good enough 

to get me through 

another South Dakota winter!

With coffee cup in hand,

the sights and sounds

of  the water make for

a blissful morning...

Plenty of flowers to photograph...

 

Chillin' out...

No heavy agenda needed

to keep us entertained...

just a little

scavenger hunt

to keep the twin grand-daughter's

busy between campfires...

Their Aunt Tara would

keep them circling the cabin

looking for things on the list...

When their sand buckets were full,

it would be story time on the dock...

I hear Grandma B tells 

a pretty good Wizard of Oz

(only if she doesn't forget

the witch part!)

Summer fun at the lake...

Ahhh, what a relaxing weekend it was!!

Smore's anyone?

See you next summer

back at the lake!!

Thanks Mr. and Mrs. B

for the invite!

The Salls

Play Time

As close as we live

to the Missouri River,

it's a wonder

why we don't go there 

more often!!

If Max had his

say about it, 

we'd be there every day!!

Swim....

 

Fetch....

Release....

 

Shake....

Repeat...

Yeah!! Even the flowers

cheered for him on his

fetching skills!...

Hope you have 

a joyfilled, relaxing 

weekend!

Hugs,

Lisa

Wish You Were Here

How about a road trip?

(Source: Internet Photo)

It is July 20th already...

you know, vacation time???

Summer is passing me by, 

and we haven't been anywhere,

nor do we have any plans

for sporting down the highway

to a fun destination...

(what a bummer!)

So this post is dedicated

to the dream...

of summer "R and R"

 It looks like we'll

be stuck in "work mode"

till the end of summer...

a road trip will 

definitely be needed by fall...

until then, some scenic trips 

to town will be as restfull

as it gets around here!

Here's a picture postcard

to you from me

on my 

"Summer Vacation"....

If   you  happen
to motor west
or more particular
MIDWEST,

be sure to take
the back roads...

take your time...

and stop and enjoy the scenery!

You'll make some
mighty-fine memories
and bring home some
extra pretty pictures!

  
Happy Motoring my friend...
Send me a postcard from your
summer vacation,
Lisa