Puppy Love

 Meet Macie 

Little Miss Macie belongs to 

my son-in-law and his girlfriend.

My hubby and I were over at

their new home helping them

get settled.

Well my hubby was helping them

while Macie and I had 

a little photo shoot ;)

 

They brought her home from

their local animal shelter.

She loves her 'Mom's' stuffed tiger

and is the sweetest pup. 

Just look at that sweet face.

 

This sweet boy is Champ

and he's Macie's best buddy.

He's a good boy

and is pretty gentle with his

'little sister'.

Most of the time.

This is how they spend 

most of their day.

 

Champs pearly whites 

are only for show

when it comes to Macie.

Yep...best buddies.

 

One day 'little sister' won't

be so little any more...

wonder how he's going 

to like that ;)

He better enjoy being the 

'big brother'

while he can!

 

Mellow Yellow

 

Just a few photo's

of our

David Austin

 Graham Thomas

English roses. 

 

 

Perfection.

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Have a wonderful

Memorial Day Weekend!

The View From Right Here

It was a beautiful morning.

The sun was shining the birds

were singing

and there was a gentle

breeze blowing.

 

It was too nice of a morning 

to be inside so I took

a break and grabbed

my coffee

and headed out to the back porch

to enjoy the view.

 

 

The back porch looks out onto

the "back 40" as we call it. 

The horses had just gone inside 

the run in shed for a rest.

You can also see the 

chicken coop/garden shed

from the porch.

I love this old building.

I found the BUNKHOUSE

sign at our big monthly

flea market last year. 

 

The chickens were fed

and let out into their pen,

the dogs and cats had been fed and 

the horses given their treats

and the clothes were 

softly blowing on the line.

 

It was nice to just sit and sip

and enjoy the porch.

 

 

I have a pot 

filled with Basil 

that smells wonderful

in between two chairs

and a fern hanging

in the shade of the rafters. 

 

It's not a big porch

but for now it's all we need.

One day it will be replaced

with a screened porch.

  

 

After I finished my coffee

I took a little walk 

and checked on the gardens

to see if they needed watering.

It's been very dry here

in our part of Kansas and every

day I have to water everything.

 

 

The herb garden was looking good

especially the lavender. 

 

 

You can see how the little garden

is laid out.

These are old bricks made 

in Coffeeville Kansas.

 

 

 

I decided to put water in the

bird bath since it's so 

dry. I thought the birds

might need the water.

Now I just need to keep

a watch on the cats!

 

 

I was going to stain the picket

fence and I even started

a couple of years ago

but it was too big of a job

so I decided to just let it age

naturally. 

I wish it would hurry up!

No white picket fence 

for us I'm afraid.

Our rusty water would have 

it stained in no time. 

 

I think it will look

just fine...

one day.

In the meantime...I'll just
enjoy the view from right here. 

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I hope your week is a good one.

One Sunny Country Morning

 

I was getting tired of watering 

and weeding

picking up piles of horse poop

and tired of 

throwing broody hens

 off their nests....

....so I put the kettle on

grabbed my camera

and  few 

other things

and headed out

under the trees.

 

 It was a perfect morning
for taking pictures
sipping tea 
and reading a
good book.

Chelsea thought so too.

The photo above with the

rose on the book 

reminds me of the movie

'You've Got Mail'

I love that movie.

The book is 

The Mill On The Floss

by

George Eliot 

It belonged to my

Nana and

I've had it for years.

 

I think it's time I read it.

Lizzy hung out on her favorite

perch

watching me.

A cup of tea and a good book

under the trees 

on a sunny morning in the country.

Tattered old lace found at the flea market

It doesn't get much better

than this.

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Linking to

Nancy at Rural Journal for

Rural Thursday