Memorial Day Outing

Happy Memorial Day...one day late.  Yesterday we suddenly decided to make the holiday meaningful by going to a couple of cemeteries.

We left the house in the two o'clock hour and went to the cemetery where my mom's dad and brother are buried.  The burial ground was surrounded by American flags flapping in a gentle breeze and the low motors of a few cars driving through.  It was a tad chilly and clouds dotted the sky, making it a perfect day for such an outing.

Our grandma met us at the cemetery and we all headed to another town's cemetery.  There we looked at the final resting place of a soldier, whom we had known.  Then we went out to eat pizza. 

We arrived home some time after seven thirty and finished ranch work before quitting for the day. 

The trip to town was a nice way to remember what Memorial Day is set apart for and be thankful for all the soldiers who have given their lives for our freedom. 

I would like to send a huge thank you to all the men and women who have fought and/or are still fighting today for our country. 

Thank You!





 Again, Happy Memorial Day!  : )

A Pretty May Evening

Hello once again, blog readers!  This evening on the ranch I went out with my Canon camera and took pictures of the growing plants and animals.

The other day my pigeon needed some time to fly around and so I let her come into the house afterwards.  Here I stand holding my pigeon, Pigeon (left); 1520, blue parakeet (right); and Leonardo Dove Vinci, dove (front right).  They are pretty good friends even though their sizes very greatly.

Red Bud tree losing red buds and growing leaves.

Here sits Juniory.

 
T. Cat, as we call him, is a tame stray cat.  He showed up a few weeks ago, got chased by Big J.'s dog, but stuck around.  Today he showed himself to us for the third time.  He's such a pretty, big Tom cat.

We got some tomatoes, squash, okra, radishes (we planted them a few weeks ago), celery, and cucumbers in the garden today.  So, if the weather plays fair with us and the plants live, we should have nice veggies in the days to come.  I'm excited about that for sure.

 

 

 

 
Here are some kinds of squash that decided to grow from some rotting squash from last year; which is all fine and dandy, but they are growing in the compost tub.  Oh well, we can always transplant them.

 

Here is one of my newest baby critters.  Let's hope this pigeon does better than its siblings this spring.

  

Leonardo Dove Vinci enjoying the outside weather. 

Till later then!  From the ranch...  : )