Idaho Backyard

In the morning the plan so far is for a group of us to go to an orchard and pick peaches! I'm looking forward to spending the morning outside under the peach trees with family and some very nice people having a fun time doing some needed work. And I really would like some fresh peaches!

If anyone knows a good way to rid a lawn of thistles besides spraying, please let me know.

Here is a photo of my daughter's backyard that has a big thistle problem. My daughter tells me that the lawn needs to be sprayed to kill off the thistles otherwise the children won't be able to play on the grass. I have never been stuck with a thistle but it sounds pretty bad.

I am very thankful to my daughter's father-in-law for the drive to Idaho! This is a photo of the smoke from the American Fire as we drove through the mountains toward Nevada.

Smiles! Happy Summer!

Chicken Coop Envy

Today I was shown a photo of a beautiful chicken coop.

Later I went online and looked around for a photo of the coop

because I was sure I had seen it before.

And I found a link to

this page with beautiful photos of the beautiful coop.

Photo from the internet - http://heatherbullard.com/2010/03/our-chicken-coop/

Wow! That is a dreamy chicken coop!

But to tell the truth this coop is too small for the number

of chickens we have had and will have in the future.

And I don't think it would keep bears out.

But I can sure use some of the features of this coop

when planning my dream coop.

The smoke from the fire is only really bad in the mornings.

The chickens don't seem to mind the smoke at all.

Latest fire news.

I haven't been taking Morgan for walks because of the smoke.

She is getting old and the smoke bothers her.

Me too.

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Smiles

Fire In The Mountains

This looks like a pretty photo of sunlight shining through

the trees and morning haze.

Nope!

Yesterday and this morning I woke up to the smell of smoke

and when I took Morgan out for her walk

it was smoky outside.

Yesterday, after there was a breeze

the smoke was blown away and the sky cleared for the day.

Hope the smoke goes away today too.

Most of all I hope the fire fighters are safe

and the fire will be quickly contained.

Link to American Fire latest news.

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Smiles

New Roof Finished

Love the color of the roof and how it compliments the color of the deck.

It does look great!

And two new skylights,

the left one opens and a new ceiling fan too!

Next is new flooring for the loft.

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Smiles