Saturday September 22, 2007

 

The Yard

Our Saturday Project

 

Waiting out a rain shower.

Our youngest son, Jere, was here before daylight so he and Cerwin could enjoy a cup of coffee before treating the yard with fertilizer and weed killer.  Then, just as they were ready to start, we had a short rain shower.

 

Jere’s tractor and sprayer made short work of treating our acre of grass.

 

Heading home

 

There are lots of things to do outside today – the bird feeders are empty and our flower beds need attention.

 

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Some things I saw while working in our flower beds.

 

A spider web – still wet from the rain shower.

 

A bee collecting nectar

 

Dogwood berries

 

A mushroom

 

Fungus on a tree stump

 

A Monarch!  I think she was one of mine ~ because I almost got her to land in my hand.

 

I have no clue what kind of bug this is.  He and a walking stick were in the same area, but the walking stick was faster than my camera. 

 

By evening ~ The birds are happy, the yard and pavilion are ready for guests tomorrow, garden tea is brewing ~ and I’m tired.

 

However, I couldn’t sit down and relax before capturing a picture of the beautiful sunset.