Storms not always welcome

The flower garden that  I started  last year   is looking good.......  flowers  are  coming through for me!  Hope to do some  expansion in the project this year  as well~

 Peas are awake in the garden!

 Spuds and onions looking good!

 HOWEVER  the  last  two evenings  we have  had some short nights.......much  rain   high  winds..  Yesterday this  tree in my back yard  came  down.....

 Some of the  crops  are a bit over watered.....

 They  look like mini rivers  in some  fields.......HOWEVER>......we  are safe  and  our  home   has  not been  hit......we  are  Blessed and  I know the  Lord will not give us more than we can deal with....  Today we  had more high winds  come  through.....another  tree by  our shed  is split in half  and  more water  came our  way.......as  well as many in  this area   and  Western SD  do not have power.......  Updates to  follow  tomorrow~

 I did manage to escape  for part of a day......created a few more magnests for the show this year...

 Now  for this mess.....I love fall,  it is my faorite  time of the year  so I decided to play with leaves///

 played with acrylic paints/ many colors and  many layers.....and  I was kind of liking it

until the background  turned  darker than I cared for....  :(  Oh well........  Time for something new I guess.......

So now I am  here........still fall colors......blank canvas  so  to speak!!  Just  not sure what  I can  put on it yet.................Any thoughts??       Blessings  to all....eyes to the  skies......be  safe and be well

Old Barns

 I went on a 50 mile ride today........looking for  and getting  permission from people to photo shoot some old barns.......  It  was  such a gorgeous  day.....We did a  Grill out  for  hubby in honor of  Fathers  Day as well

 Side of Old barn

Another  old  barn....I Wish  they could  talk.   Hope to shoot more in the  future!!

Fun times......

 Ahhhhhh  food   table....................

 No bridal shower complete with out  panty and bra cookies.......

 Guests arriving.................

 Bridal bingo is hard work.......................

 The  story begins........all the guests are  passengers on a ship...the bride and groom are beginning the  night on a cruise with these passengers...the lights on the ship go out and  the passengers  offer to assist the  bride getting prepared for the honeymoon night...................

 each passenger  hands the  bride   an item  and shes got to   put it on.......

 Long johns  were  first

 Then came  a 42  DD  bra  the  bride  says  * Its too big*  and   some one in the  crowd  says    (  Don't worry  in 30 years  it will fit  fine!)   LOL..hats  gawdy necklaces...clear lip balm  and frog slippers  created the attire for the  wedding  night.

 The bride  got to see    how she looked..............  :)

 a successful  fun  day!





Blessings to all

New-----------------------

 Well it  was time for a new  doo any  how!~  Now if I could just get it to look  this good all the  time!
Actually this was an experimental hair do  for the  July wedding......Not sure  If I want this look  or to go with  looose  curls...hmmmm??

 Speaking of new.......I was in my back yard working in the herb garden and  this  bird  kept  scolding me.......after looking  closer for a few minutes  I saw why.......Awe.......

 Well I gave the old center piece a new look as well for this  Saturdays  shower in our  home town.....

small piece for  guest table.......


Wishing for some sunny days,..   The  crops are all in  and just about done with my garden but it is so  cool and  dreary....Although the moisture was needed  we do indeed need some sun!



Blessings  to all~

 Well  we have one  wedding  down......This is   our  niece....Just got married on the  25th  in  Fargo  ND....................

 My daughters  were bridesmaids.

 Youngest  daughter and her  fiance

 Oldest daughter and her  fiance.

 Reception..................

Center pieces.........


It was a beautiful day for the  bride and groom....certainly wishing  them well  ...

Next up  Bridal shower  for youngest in two week!! Summer is  just  ticking  by~


Blessings to all until later~

SURPISE Visitor

 We get an email  via  face-book  saying..we are going to be  visiting you in a few days!!!   All the  way from Sweden.......Our  foreign exchange daughter  and  her fiance  came  for a few days  stay!!   Six   years  ago  she  spent her   senior year  with us   here in the  U.S.     It was so good to see  her  again....they  will be  touring  America  for  three weeks.....as   of  tonight they  are  down in Texas!

 

 Its always  a good thing  when  I join on line  artsy stuff to do.....It  really  gives me  focus.....calms  me  and  just shakes up the  routine  a  bit.....the  two above  photos are  of some  ATC's a new venu... watercolors///  you had to fill a page.......theme is  floral....then   color it and then   cut it to the right  size....that was  very  soothing  for me!  The  top  one is simply a garden theme tag art

 The world of  collage.......and   I love  birds.....

 Loretta  Lynn was  in Redwood  Falls   last  night  so we went to see her  concert.....It was raining  so we  could not be in the  fields///  I have  always  loved  her  music.....She  is 81  and still has a very strong  voice......such a  beautiful lady!

 More tag art/   These are going to Canada  next week......maybe  I should put  some lil feet on these  guys  LOL

 What  small pieces  were  left  over of the  floral shallenge  I  created a few  magnets

Art quilt in the making!


Well that sums up my week here........Blessings to all......Can't  wait to see what ever one  else  is  doing!

Such a gorgeous day here.......

I made it outside to spray paint some branches........Just about  done with that task!


Got the spuds  and onions in the  garden.......hope this week to get the  rest planted......


Other wise  not too much happening here....

Blessings to all~