Springs and Fields and Autumn Skies

From the first spring the water flows to join with the second and third spring to make our creek.  I always thought the first was a wet weather spring but it is still flowing enough to fill the branch.

I always talk about how clear the water is but usually the dogs hit it before I get to show you.  Here's a clear spot beginning to look like fall.  A good gully washer or chuck floater would clean the creek out so it would not get as muddy.

It doesn't stay clean long when the dogs cool off.  Deep enough for some to swim.  Lizzy is staying away from the deep water and tip toes through the shallows.

The dogs failed to see my tiny frog.  There were several jumping in.  The dry weather has thinned their swimming holes.

A cowless field with blue skies and mown grass that only deer and rabbits will eat this year is a bitter sweet sight.  I'll talk differently when the ice and snow are blowing.  Will NOT miss the cattle then.

Hubby and Me and Dogs Make Eight

A hornet's nest found in a field.  I've seen them in trees and even on houses but never like this.

Obviously no one was home.  Bonnie has not learned her lesson about sticking her nose in someone else's house.  One day she sniffed a wasp nest and was stung.  The entire pack ATTACKED the wasp nest and killed all the wasps while poor Bonnie was rolling in the sand to stop the pain.

Having traveled the entire run with us the dogs were eager to cool off.  Didn't take long to muddy the creek.  It's entirely too low and too dry.  The ponds are dropping.  We need rain badly.  Miss Lil, our short haired Border Collie, knows how to cool.

Lil, Squiggs and Junior all cool off.  Bonnie is off on her only little side trip and Lizzy is staying clear of the water. As soon as we drove in the yard Bonnie jumped into her personal water garden and laid down.

Diamond Lil is not taking any chances on being too hot.  Ki-Anne even stops for a quick cool off.

Hubby stayed in the Gator but I had to walk the creek.

It was nice to be out, not on a job, just relaxing and looking.  A good day for reflections.

Walking With A Corn Pone...

corn pone

The term "corn pone" is often used as a noun to refer to those who have certain rural, unsophisticated peculiarities.  As well as an adjective to describe "hick" characteristics. The term is often directed at those from rural areas where inbreeding is rampant. Whoa, Dude is corn pone Urban Dictionary Your laugh for the day...a real walk, uh, stumble, with me in the semi-wild along the declining creek. Hope this isn't too scary and you  come back to visit now and then.

A Week Of Flags...

and still no rain.

Garden Update...

Super hot and dry,

we water from the creek.

Sunflowers,

gourds,

peas,

cucumbers,

and watermelons.

All still alive but not so pretty,

they'll still be good to eat.

The Last Cloud...

that promised rain,

rumbled and grumbled

thundering across the sky.

Bringing hope and possibility,

clinging to the greyness

The winds tossed the promises away

and left us disappointed,

dry and even hotter.

Summer Skies and Fading Flowers

Summer skies with no promise of rain

I fear the bugs are winning.

The flowers are trying

even with the heat,

and the onslaught of bugs,

there is still beauty to be found.

Dreaming Of Rain...

as it passes us by.