Saturday, June 25, 2011

Roxie

Cutest little thing ever.  Rescued last Sunday from the shelter we were a bit worried about Roxie as she wouldn't interact with people and there was no tail wagging to be seen.  As you can see one week later and that has all changed.



Monday, May 2, 2011

Tractor, Tree, and Tomatoes

Busy weekend at the ranch.  All sorts of projects and things to share.  Mark got the thrasher hooked up to the tractor and went to work.  The plum tree split again with all the wind... unsure if it can be saved in the long haul.  Planted and bunny-proofed the tomatoes.  Super cool looking lizard (yes Tracy I took that photo for  you!)  Amazing flower bloom.  Woo hoo... Spring has finally arrived.





Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Yummy!

Mark can throw anything together and make it delicious!  A few brussels sprouts, some baby bok choy, a little onion and garlic, and some super yummy yucatanian sausage (I believe) with a nice over easy egg.  BEAUTIFUL!

My mom the pyromaniac

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Proof of chaos in moving

Mark and I made the decision to move out to the family ranch house.  It was a tough decision due to the fact we prefer to live small and we love living in town and riding our bikes for transportation BUT we welcome the change and know it is beneficial for everyone in the long run.  The chaos comes from moving our stuff in with the existing household which we have determined must be pared down.  It will be a process.






Sunday, January 16, 2011

Hmmm, it's Sunday should we go shovel some dirt?

Isn't that what everyone does on Sunday's?  Mark, Sandy, Julie, Jim, and I headed up to the spring box and dam on the other side of the freeway to see what needed to be done.

Looks a little filled up with dirt, don't it!  As Mom and I diverted the water away from the clean out, Mark had the tough job of getting the rusty old bolts off.  Boy was it black and mucky like when we opened it up.  Some preferred to observe rather than jump in the black water.  We diverted the water back once we opened the valve to let the water help with the work and in no time we created a nice large reservoir for the water to collect and fill the spring box.