Not really much going on around here. It was in the 70's here yesterday in my part of Texas, close to 80 in some parts south last week. Our daffodils are out and the trees are beginning to get those little fuzzy things on them where they'll bud out. But before we think it's spring --- caution! We will probably get a couple of cold/freezing cold spells before winter has moved on. I'm telling my fruit trees to please not bud right now. Last year's late freeze got my plum blossoms - but not the peaches.
We had a 150+ year old oak tree in our back yard behind the house. I say HAD. It's dead now. I hate it like the dickens as it shaded our deck and most of the back yard. About 4 years ago, we had a drought here with 100+ temps and no rain for months during the summer. It took until just about now, but it's been slowly dying. I think it was weakened, and it's got some kind of disease now. We've had limbs cut out of it several times, but it's about to bite the dust. It borders my garden and we try to walk around its spread mostly. We can see some dead limbs hanging in it and it's just downright dangerous now. The tree service is coming tomorrow to cut it down. I'm looking forward to seeing how they're going to do it! It's huge!
It's so sad - we had lots of trees die in the woods on our place and we've taken to not walking the trail or riding our Mule through there either. The dead ones are falling across the path and just waiting for a strong wind to knock more huge branches and tops onto our heads. My guys need to get in there with chain saws and take care of some trimming and burning...
I've been painting some when I'm not keeping my little grand baby. I don't have time when she's here and I'm not pulling out the turpentine and paint thinners for her to breathe. When it's just me, I open the windows by the spot where I paint and turn on a fan. If it gets chilly I just add a sweatshirt or light jacket and keep painting.
Here's my latest....
This painting is from Turner Falls, Oklahoma. Went on a painting trip a few years ago with some fellow artists - as you can see, this is not a painting of the falls, but of the river that leads to the falls. We went at just the right time to see the autumn colors. It was beautiful and I have plans to do more paintings from that trip!
Baby Bella-boo is growing and changing every day! She is so precious! I love being a Mimi, maybe even more than being a mommy! The kids bring her and let Tony and I enjoy her for a day or so here and there - AND it lets them get out and go on a date! Win-win for everybody!
Yep, you can see that our little grand-daughter hasn't a stitch of hair. My kids didn't either. I rather like little onion-headed babies myself! She's got a purdy head, too, so it just doesn't matter! Plus- it's fun to kiss and rub her head - funny how baby heads have wrinkles in the skin.... (giggle-giggle) gobs of baby hair is highly over-rated if you ask me - it usually falls out anyway. And then you have to stick it down with spit if you get a baby with shocks of stick-up, little gorilla-lookin' hair. But those are cute, too!
OK, that's all I got today, guys. Gotta rustle up somethin' for my Hongry Man for supper! Bye!
