A walk around the house (outside)

West side of house. Otherwise labeled backyard

Northwest corner. Hosta's planned for L shaped area.

Southwest corner. Revamp flower bed on west(back) side of garage

 Front side of house. Faces east.

Updated list

ToDo list:
1. Make a list
2. Sand and paint new pantry
3. Repaint little bicycle yard art.
Painted it the same color (pink) and it made that todo much easier.
4. Redo west side of garage flower bed

5. Prepare north side of 3 season room and house for planting of hostas
     a. Dig holes for hostas
     b. surround holes with landscape fabric
     c. Plant hostas
     d. Mulch around plants

6. Lay out path for walk to 2nd RV site (Spring/Summer 2018)
     a. Determine number of pavers needed  
              (26)
     b. Cut sod out of path
     c. line path with landscape fabric
     d. Bring in sand
     e. level out spots for pavers and lay them
     f. fill in with sand.

A Form of Zen by Colleen

It has been awhile for me to share one of Colleen's column. Knowing her as I do, this one made me smile.

http://greenecountynewsonline.com/2017/08/09/a-form-of-zen/#more-38879

Winklemans Switch Day

We have been lucky to get a bit of rain the past two days. Not nearly enough but every bit helps. My rain barrel did get filled again and it had become bone dry.
It was foggy this morning so not a good picture day so I rode directly to Winkleman's Switch without stopping. On my way, and shortly past the trestle bridge, I heard a goose honk and then honk again and I thought it sounded very close. I looked up and there was a formation of geese directly overhead and just above the tree tops. What a treat! They do not make a sound unless they honk. It didn't last long because they were traveling much faster than I was but it will be a sight I will remember.
I then turned around and rode directly back home without stopping. 😊

Ahem-Alive and well!

We have had a very productive summer so far and every time that happens I think the next summer will be more relaxed and laid back and each time I am wrong. But we all live in hope, don't we?
I looked at the week ahead calendar yesterday and the entire week is free, except for Thursday nights trivia, of course! It will magically fill up as it always does.
We have had a tiny sip of rain the past two days. I do mean tiny as the rain gauge is holding 1/10th after both "rains". We desperately need the rain. We let the yard go dormant so it hasn't needed mowing most of the summer and it is very brown and crispy.
Friends Brian and Mary Carlson were here over the weekend. Mary Ellen (Minnehan) Carlson was a classmate of Butch's. We enjoy their company and touch base with them a couple times each winter as they also go to Texas. We hope they will stop again sometime. Our second RV site has had more use this summer than ever and that is what we had in mind from the beginning.

Butch is headed to Boone this morning to play golf with Jason. I have hopes of getting to some garage projects. Sanding and painting.

 Horse that lives by Winkleman's Switch.

Jorgen getting serious about the playground that Grandpa Leo and Grandma Keri brought him to enjoy. 

 "Can I get a little help here?"

 Teaching Jorgen how to "pump".

 More of a cycle guy than a ladybug passenger.