Thursday, September 29, 2011

Vote for Josh's Photo!!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6981409/ns/travel-travel_photos/

If you click on this link, it will take you to MSNBC to their travel photos sent in by readers.  Josh took gobs of photos on his and Lindsey's honeymoon to Paris and Greece in May, and he sent this beautiful photo in of a hillside in Santorini.  Click on "ITS A SNAP" on the right hand side of the page.  His photo is # 15 right now - Santorini, Greece.  It doesn't have his name on it but if you get a chance to view it, VOTE please while you're there!  Lots of awesome photos!  Thanks!!!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

What Should I Name This Post?

WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST TO BRING YOU THE FOLLOWING

(caution - not for the faint of heart or those prone to losing the contents of one's stomach... cover your children's eyes...)

If the guys on the movie "The Great Escape" had had a few of these guys, they would've made it out of the stalag with bells on.  This'un here is one of the biggest I've caught yet.  You could almost made a nice size coin purse out of him.... hmmmm....

SHOUT OUT to Kathy at Spot on Cedar Pond - Kathy, I've killed 4 gophers in the last two weeks.  When it rains (as it did a couple of weeks ago) the gophers have to do major renovations and excavations to their burrows.  It's been a long time since our last rain last spring.  It's been a long dry spell for gopher huntin'.
SOOOO,  check on my sidebar for my gopher count.  End of the year we'll tally up and see who wins our contest for this year!  No matter who wins I've got something up  my sleeve to send to Kathy!!!  Thanks Kathy, for joining in this fun game!

My daughter sent me a picture of her and her mutt.  Remi was a rescue from the Animal Shelter and he's been THE BEST DOG she could ask for.  He is so protective of her, he's sweet, and he stands guard over his owner without fail.  Half/Lab and half/birddog.  She lets him sleep on her bed, and I think I don't have to worry about somebody trying to slip in.  He uses his big dog bad bark when he hears something strange outside, but he's not a yapper.


Below is what's left of our pond.  Sad.  It was full up to the rim early this year.  If there were any fishies in it, they've been toast for awhile.  I don't know where all the turtles went.  There were tons of turtles in there.... All the brown you see are dead trees... It's a good thing we didn't have any livestock this year.  We'd be out looking for old bathtubs or stock tanks to pump water to them.


For comparison, here's a photo of what it normally looks like...


That's old Jake out there swimming... may he rest in peace.  My husband bought him a granite headstone to put over Jake's gravesite.  Wasn't that sweet?   He was a great dog...

What's going on in  YOUR neck ' o ' the woods?

Monday, September 26, 2011

If I Die Young...

You have to listen to this --- it was played at Kayla's funeral - the 17 yr old daughter of my friend, Helen. There's a female artist that sings this, too, but I SO love this version...

Friday, September 23, 2011

Ready...Aim... TRAP!!!

It's gopher season!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (rubs hands together with an evil grin...)


I'll be back with the results................

EDITED TO ADD:   Gopher count September 1 to date - 3

Thursday, September 22, 2011

HEY - ANYBODY AROUND LONDON, KY???

KFC  (otherwise known as KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN) is having their KFC Festival in London, KY, today and this evening.  They are having a big street fair and flea market and lots of FRIED CHICKEN!!!  The main attraction is at 7:00 p.m. tonight!  LIVE MUSIC put on by Eric Lee Beddingfield Band  OF WHICH  MY SON, ADAM, PLAYS the guitar & SINGS.  Should be a rockin' n rollin' and greasy fried chicken and red dirt hootin 'n hollerin'  time this evening!  GO for ME - I can't go - it's a fer piece from Texas....   ;(


My son, Adam, is on the right.....  in case you were wondering.......