christmas time

persimmon seed

Dad, would always get a persimmon seed , and spilt it, to see what the winter would be like .
if  there was a knife,  it was going to bee VERy cold,   or the meat was going to bee so tuff ya had to cut it with a knife,
and if there  was a fork in it , it would be a mild  winter,  and ya could cut the meat  would be tender and sweet.
If there  was a  shovel in it ,  that ment a  DEEP snow!    and very little meat.

Then Dad , told  me there was one more sign that was in the seed , and if ya ever saw it ,  ya might as well
digg a hole in the ground  and cover up your head ,  and  that sign was a chainsaw!
I think  he was pulling  my leg, on that one.  :)

So  this year ,  DH and I  went to found a persimmon seed,  and see what the weather was to bee this year.

the first two persimmons we looked at , didn't have and seeds , because of the drought this year , they didn't grow .   So we tryed two more,  and this!

up close & wild



self portrait



T~bone's first

photo with his mom and dad.

the 4 pack

these are our new's pups, and they are on the trail, of something.
and the picture is from our trail cam.

it is the neat's thing. ya never know what it will catch.

Fishing on my Bday

Last thursday, dh took  me fishing .
thought we were going to get rained out before we even got started. but  it was just a few drops , so we stayed.  We caught a few but had to let them go , so they could grow somemore.

Then the buzzard  started  flying around , so I took off with my camera  and walked down the shore, to what i could find.

It was a very good day! 

canning

our frist try at making
peach mermalade, 

my granny use too most of her live,
it was the only way too keep things.

we are going to try canning some more stuff ,  come winter and the snow is falling (if we get any this year)
the can stuff will look good.

tater masher

a taters  nitemare,

wild blackberrys

one of the thing I like living in the country ,
come winter a blackberry  cobbler, will taste, might good , that is if I can keep hubby out of them :)  dh took the closeup shoot  of tbe berrys.

ChowHounds

need too

do some fishing the summer!

slow day

country roads

ya never know,what you will find.

aint he purty!   :)

Dad

Sunday, would have been dad's bday.

sure do miss him. 

framed

I was Framed  I tell yA!!

stamps

wouldn't outhouse make cool looking  stamps?

thery are a part of  history.

walking stick

on steroids?

not baby's anymore

they are growing up,
and love to run!

poppy's mule

this is one of  dad's  mules,

hard to belive  it's   been  8 years today,  dad 's  been gone!

eye2eye

yel
so
 what's your beef?

HAPPY NEW YEAR