I've Discovered My Problem Sunday

I have not been taking my walks of exploration.  I had just returned and although frozen, I felt refreshed and alive.  My life blood must be in the land.  I am always renewed.  I must not forget this again.  So please remind me when I am complaining to take my walk with God in His country.

This is a "dry" creek that carries our run off from the new pond.  Although the pond is forty years old, it was the last one built by Daddy and will forever be called the "new pond".  We do fish in this deep hole and have caught perch that washed into this spot.

The waterfall into the fishing hole and Diamond Lil with her eternal stick.  When she is not working stock, stick is the only word in her vocabulary.

A close up of the same fall where the spray has frozen on the plants.

The branch of the second spring.  We still have green in many spots. The high waters have washed many things out.

My first surprise was a hidden violet, protected by a leaf.

My most wonderful surprise for the day was found along the creek.  Can you see it to the left?  I almost missed it.  The find made my walk complete!

Taking Time To Enjoy

I heard the tractor in the distance. The shoulder is not completely mended but hubby insists on working. There is always work to do and equipment broken. The bush hog had been repaired so time to wear it out again.
We were following the sounds, the dogs and I. We found the horses grazing and they thought we were bearing gifts of juicy fruits.

We took a trail through the woods, enjoying the journey as much as the destination.

We found beautiful things along the way. This fungi shouted and stood up for the picture to be taken.

We found the bush hogging man, cutting back the weeds so the grass could grow some more before winter. We have been very fortunate this year, our August was wet and there is still an abundance of green grazing for the stock.
Arrow looking for some fruit. It is hard to get a full bodied picture when they get so close.

I stop for a moment to enjoy the vista before me, rolling hills, timber, grass and terraces.

Knot wanted some scratching and was hoping for a treat but all I had were empty hands so he rested his head on mine and we snuggled.

A little double dipping going on in the milk store. One cow has twins but it is not this one. That is one thing nice about this breed of cattle. One cow seems to nurse them all at times while the other mothers are grazing...and they take turns. Why don't people catch on to that trick?
We travel though the "Bone Yard" as I call it. It holds all the equipment currently not in use and pieces of things that may become useful again.

We had made a large circle, came back tired, seed tick and burr covered but all in all, it was a good trip.