Sunday, June 5 Since we arrived early I walked around their yard to see some of the results of Kristen’s green thumb. Beautiful peonies They have a great stand of tea. Strawberries More flowers The Hershey homestead where I grew up is just across a few fields from Jere and Kristen’s house. We live just […]
Saturday evening, June 4 Crossing the Susquehanna Giving Cerwin directions for parking Supper is looking – and smelling – good Cerwin hanging the “open” sign Prayer for the evening Their bus and a school bus were kept busy bringing people to the fest. Because they needed their parking lot for activities, people parked at a neighboring […]
I was surprised to see a Box Turtle in our yard a few days ago. We don’t see them in our woods very often.According to http://www.boxturtles.com/ there are 4 species of box turtles and this one is a Common Box Turtle. The box turtle can be recognized by its domed shell, which is hinged at the bottom, […]
Construction on the chapel – June 1 through June 16 Working on the back door enclosure. Rough wiring Insulation team: Clarence (plaid shirt) and his grandson Bobby (left) and Cerwin (blue shirt) and his grandson Ian (center) This is what the chapel looked like by the end of the day today. Both exterior doors have been […]
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June 3 & 4 We appreciate that Jere keeps our yard healthy each year – with fertilizer and weed killer. I captured this picture from a living room window while he was refilling the tank and talking to Cerwin. It was a day earlier when I was pleased to see a male Indigo Bunting on […]
Tuesday, May 21 Every now and then there is a morning that takes my breath away. This is the area we cleaned up the day before. If you look in the background – just a bit right of center – you can see the remains of the burn pile still smoking. Wet grass I love a […]
Monday, May 30 This is kind of the second day to our Hershey Family Spring Celebration. Before cleanup Jeff and Cerwin discuss the plan for burning the big trash pile – with all the winter and spring trash. The biggest problem – it was wet from an evening rain the day before. I usually do a lot of the […]
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Sunday, May 29 Because we need all the garage and dining room space for seating, we set up two canopies on the level part of our driveway for the food tables. We set tables for 63 people. I think there were 2 or 3 people who had to use lawn chairs. We – especially Gloria and […]
Saturday Morning, May 28 One of Ian’s summer jobs is mowing for our neighbor, which is how he became aware that she would like to have a small tree removed. He recruited his dad, grandpa, and younger brothers to help with the project. Thanks, Ian, for taking your job seriously.
Sunday, May 22 Oh, what fun to share birthday celebrations with our grandchildren and watch them grow in stature and maturity. On this day we were celebrating Jared’s 12th birthday. Jere and Kristen made a delicious lunch – including smoked chicken. Then it was time for birthday cake. Posing for pictures and listening to the […]
May 21 to June 3 This beautiful Ring-necked Pheasant was in a neighboring field when we returned to our house following Jared and Chelsey’s wedding. The next morning – on the way to Sunday school – there was a Trumpeter Swan in the field across from us. I am not sure that I ever saw one […]
Saturday Evening, May 21 Umbrellas were needed as we walked into Manheim Community Farm Show Exhibition Center I asked him for permission to take a picture of their gift. 🙂 Punch bowl attendants – Jenna, Dustan, and Stephanie – whose husband, Andrew, was not at the table when I took the picture. The bride and […]
Saturday Afternoon, May 21 – White Oak Church of the Brethren Can you tell that they are involved in farming? The Reception Parking Attendants were posing for a picture when we arrived. The preachers – Ron and Mike – trying to figure out what to do with the boutonnières. Parents Prayer Mr. & Mrs. Jared […]
Saturday Afternoon, May 21 – a few final pictures before the wedding I was Larry’s dreaded paparazzi at the pre-wedding pictures. 🙂 Waiting while the Becker family pictures were taken. I missed getting pictures of the Harnly family. Chelsey’s sisters wanted me to take pictures of their individual families, so it must have been during […]
