Another of our nightly walk finds…Amaranth. At least we’re pretty sure it’s an Amaranth. Not the Giant Orange kind, but some variety. This little grain is like Quinoa, and it’s growing wild all over the property. Food…growing wild…all around us. Makes me think of the verse that God knows what we have need of before we even ask…and, oh by the way, He’s already provided for that need.
This is Coconut, one of our four bunnies. The other three are Spot, Bruiser, and Shadow. Spot has spots all over her, Bruiser has a “bruised” eye, and Shadow has grey “shadows” all over her. We’ll get their pictures up here soon.
We decided to raise rabbits because, well, one day the kids said, “Look what Pop-Pop brought us!” And now we’re in the rabbit business.
Continuing work on the outside kitchen area (prior shots here). Sure am glad my wife isn’t afraid of hard work. She keeps me going…and honestly, she outworks me most of the time. Then again, she is much younger than I am….
Just a couple of shots of a beautiful sunset.
Continuing with the build of the outdoor kitchen and living area. Thanks to Michael Laprise and Chris Coats for helping us get the foundation set. Melissa and the kids finished the decking, and we all built the trusses (which you can see lying on the deck). Still a ways to go, but we’re getting there. When it’s done, we’ll have a fun and useful outdoor kitchen area and family room. Can hardly wait!
Stopped by the local Habitat for Humanity store the other day and found a couple of light fixtures for the “entertainment yard” project. As they were retrieving the one below from the display, they accidentally broke two of the shades. We bought it anyway, and it turns out that narrow-mouth quart jars work perfectly as shades.
Blurry, I know, but Melissa saw this beautiful black and yellow butterfly on one of our nightly walks. He was just sitting there, relaxing on some foliage, begging to be photographed – from a distance.
Need to get my camera out, setup a tripod, and capture some of these with better fidelity. But until then, here’s a shot of our Tequila plants. OK, so they’re actually Agave, but what fun is that?
Saw this on one of our walks the other night. It made Melissa think of that scene in Lord of the Rings where Aragorn tells Sam to get some Kingsfoil to help heal Frodo’s wounds. Not sure whether this would do the same, but it does look pretty. Much prettier live than in the photo, though.
The picture doesn’t do them justice, but here are some fall flowers blooming in one of the front pastures. Continuously amazed at the beauty all around us on our property.
