Wooded things

 Now that fall is almost over I seek out wooded

objects. They are interesting.

An old root in the neighbors yard.

 Fence posts wrapped in barb wire..

An old bolt drives into wood.

Weathered wood is nest.

Old wood.

 I was back in the archives again.

Love the weathered wood.

These are from 2008.

The top one is an old wagon in the field next door.

 The next two are from old pilings on Ludington beach.

Sun and water makes wood weather fast.

Yesterday my newest great grand child came into

the world. David Edward  8 # 5 oz. 21 inches long.

Congratulations to Scott and Liz.

Ed and my daughter Kathy will have a little boy

to hold and enjoy and watch grow up.

The best pleasure in this world.

Woods and Bird houses.

 We live in an enchanted place.

Surrounded by woods, trees, ponds and bird houses

We have over 20 bird houses plus the 2 apartment style
Martin houses. Our favorite spot after supper is the deck
by the small pond. This spring the weather wood cottage
bird house is home to a pair of blue birds . Each evening he brings her food.  Fat juicy bugs and worms. How nice to be taken care of.  Honey suckle vines curl around the trellis it is on making
it a busy place with humming birds darting in and out the vines looking for nectar. The Martin's make lots of noise as they are a community of birds. We have over 14 Purple Martins now. My husband's garden is almost full now just a few rows of corn to plant. So far there is cantaloupe, watermelon, potatoes, tomatoes, corn and  asparagus. Lots of good things to share with friends and neighbors. Today is a day of appointment's.  A 8 am medical test at the hospital, A massage than a 5 pm hair cut. In between I will iron my clothes fir QSDS and finish packing. I will have Friday and Saturday to relax. Terry at QSDS let us know that there will be art students there to empty our cars and carry everything to our rooms and the sewing studios.  What a thoughtful thing. Now to cram 3 ladies clothes and sewing gear into my SUV. I told Anita I was going to eliminate some fabric she replied no leave home some clothes instead. Sounds like a plan.

Wordless Wednesday

Good Morning Saturday

                       Love old buildings. Rusty things, old cars
                       and anything old that would include me.
                       Age is a good thing. Another beautiful day
                       at Cedar Ridge. Spending the morning
                       cleaning out all the flower beds of the
                       old dead  flower heads. The birds quit eating
                       them and have moved back to the feeders
                       so time to clean up with the help of my
                       grand daughter Jenna.  We will share the
                       last watermelon for a snack break.
                      

Weathered Wood

I just love the look of old wood.

The original homestead is west of our garden.

Lots of great weathered old wood.

Bill picked 15 melons out of his garden today.

I went around the neighborhood to share the bounty.

I think we have harvested at least 50 melons so far.

Cantaloupe will finish this week

Than the watermelons will start.

They should last through mid September.

That will leave the potatoes to dig in October.

Summer is going too too fast.

But our pantry will be full of goodness.

I finally went to the studio and started

a new art quilt of a road bordered with oak trees.

Felt good to touch the fabric again.