OUR CATHY
OUR CYNDI
OUR KIMBERLY
OUR JEANETTE
THE TIRE SWING......DOESN'T GET MUCH USE WITH THE KIDS NOW GROWN , OCCASIONALLY THE WIND PLAYS WITH IT , LIKE A GHOST . 
THE BAT HOUSE ..... IN THE WINTER THEY SLEEP .
THE BATS ARE HARD TO SEE YET I KNOW THEY'RE THERE , ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THEY'VE LEFT DROPPINGS .
AS A CHILD I ENJOYED STORIES WITH MYSTIC CHARACTERS
THESE ARE GNOMES , GUARDIANS OF HIDDEN TREASURES
MYTHICAL CREATURES ,EXTREMELY SMALL IN SIZE , ABOUT TWO SPAN HIGH = NINE INCHES TALL
THESE HERE , DWELL IN MY SISTER-IN-LAWS GARDEN .
THEY GATHER TOGETHER
THEY SWIM ALONE
THEY WALK THE BANKS OF MARSHES
THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THEY DON'T KNOW IT , NEITHER DO WE !
ALWAYS READY TO EAT
ALOFT BUT AWARE
WITH THE OCEAN AT OUR BACK
IRONIC , HOW THE DARKNESS OF NIGHT IS SO OFTEN BEGINS WITH SUCH BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL COLORS.
THINGS MADE FOR OUR EXCITEMENT
THINGS SEEN FROM A BEACH THAT DON'T SEEM TO BELONG
THINGS SO TALL WE HARDLY EVER NOTICE
THINGS MAKING NIGHT INTO DAY , TAKEN FOR GRANTED
THINGS I COULD NOT POSSIBLY MAKE , BUILD , NOR CREATE , YET ARE SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART OF LIVING.
FLAMINGO'S SUCH BEAUTIFUL BIRDS
NEVER SAW ONE EXCEPT FOR THOSE PLASTIC LAWN ORNAMENTS
THERE IS NO COMPARISON
SUCH GRACE AND SO MUCH BEAUTY IN THEIR BRIGHT COLORS
I SEE IN AWE , AND AM GLAD TO HAVE VISITED FLORIDA
CHRISTMAS , MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY , I MIGHT EVEN MAKE A SEPARATE BLOG JUST FOR IT. MAYBE TOMORROW . TILL THEN I'LL JUST SIT HERE ENJOYING PAST MEMORIES , THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY.
SO STILL , SO MENACING . MAYBE THIS IS WHERE MY PET GERBIL WENT. IS IT A HAWK ? LOOKS SOFT AND CUDDLY BUT DON'T BE FOOLED.
I'VE SEEN THIS OR SIMILAR IN PLACES WHERE CHILDREN AND I VENTURE TO WALK AND OR PLAY. SCARY !!!
BEEN WORKING HARD
ABOUT 7 CORD HERE , 2 CORD IN THE GARAGE .CLOSING IN ON ENOUGH FOR THE WINTER . NOTICE THE PLASTIC CONTAINERS FILLED WITH WATER , GREAT FOR HOLDING DOWN THE TARP.
AT THE ENTRY OF OUR ESTATE
MALE AND FEMALE THEY STAND .
GREETING ALL WHO ENTER LIKE SENTRIES .
20 INCH BAR ON MY STIHL
18 INCH BAR ON MY NEIGHBORS POULAN
16 INCH BAR ON THIS OLD HOMELITE
THE OLD STANDBY 12 POUND MAUL
MY BACK SAVING LOG SPLITTER
ABOUT 50 TO 60 FACE CORD
HAVE TO CUT 8 FOOT LOGS INTO 16 INCHES
SPLIT 16 INCH PIECES
STACK AND COVER BEFORE THE FIRST SNOW.
I HAVE ALOT OF WORK TO DO , YET I ONLY NEED 10 TO 15 CORD FOR THIS WINTER. THE REST HOPE FULLY WILL BE FOR MANY FUTURE SEASONS . SO MY GOAL IS TO WORK HARD , GET ENOUGH BEFORE THE FIRST BIG SNOW AND BITTER COLD.
