He's Tellin' TJ....

"I AM WATSON THE HUNTER!"Watch me roar!!!

Memorial Day Weekend...

Took flowers to Dad...Taylor, Mom & I...Remembering

Sophie & Watson...

Spooning...Friends!!!!

Hot Air...

Balloon...Over the east horizon...Sweet!!!!

Heading Home...

Across the lovely state of Oregon...From Jordan Valley....to Happy Valley!!!

The Garden....

Is asking to be prepared...Reuben helps to lay the watering system...
Tami secures it in place...
She has a plan...
Vegetable starts await planting...
Elsie enjoys weeding..
Planting begins...
Herbs and wildflower seeds snuggle into the earth...
A darling little garden toad has a visit with Reuben...
Seeds are planted - corn, carrots, turnips, spinach, a variety of lettuce & radishes...
And 50 new strawberry plants...
And 300 onion sets...
It's begun!!!

Birds...

Mourning doves sit on fence posts...And in Isabel's gentle hand...
Esmee...the Bantam chicken...
Flint...
And Opal...
Orphan Magpies...
Being tended by Isabel, Grace...and Tami, of course!
What gifts...
For all!!

Stoddart Kids...

Reuben & Opal...Grace & Gerry...
Elsie helping with the watering system...
Thayen happily hanging with Dave...
Isabel preparing to release a mourning dove...
Amazing all!!!!

Crooked Creek...

The Steen Mountains from the driveway...From the front door...
Meadow & creek out the back...
Across the pasture...
Color as the sunsets...
After the clouds clear...
The final glimpse of day!!!...Beautiful!

Rope Swing...

Dave & friend Dennis hung a rope...in the barn...transported from JW6 Ranch & reassembled at Crooked Creek...The kids are elated!!!!
Reuben...
And Grace's laughter...join the joy and create new memories!!!

The Stoddarts...

Welcome B'ma!Our visit begins!!!

Full Flower Moon

As flowers spring forth in abundance this month...The sweet full flower moon rises in the southeast...
And the clouds softened to reveal both the mountain at sunset...
And her rising!
Marvelous!!

Clouds...

Begin to disappear...Slowly...
Over the horizon...
We watch... The mountian...Appear!!
Majestically!!

Helpin'...

Plant the garden...Sweet Spike!!!!

And Then...

The sky cleared...the mountain appeared...And the sun warmed the earth...and my heart!

Vegetable Gardening...

Has begun...our first tomatoes...Planted in Earth Boxes!!