Memories...

This time of year these hay bales are a common sight in my area.  I love seeing them out in the field!  Before they are formed into the round bales the hay is cut and left to dry in rows.  The smell of the fresh cut hay is wonderful.  (I've always thought they should make a candle in that scent!)
I grew up on a farm, and the sight and smell of hay brings me back to those childhood summers.  It was a busy time for my parents.  I remember that my mom seemed to be constantly taking care of the garden and canning, and Dad spent long days in the fields.  One of my favorite summer memories is that often, my mom would pack a lunch for him, and for my brother and I.  We were the oldest kids and we would walk out to wherever he was working and bring him lunch.  Sometimes we would get a tractor ride before we went home too.  Good memories!

Break time is done

So, I had my little blog break.  The purpose of it was to get some projects done.   I made progress, but I decided that I need more time than just a blog break  - a little vacation from work would be more helpful!  Anyway, I missed you all and decided I better come back.  :)
There hasn't been too much excitement over here during this time other than Bob and some foot issues.  He went to the foot doctor because he was having a lot of pain and swelling in one foot.  Nothing showed up in x-rays,  so the doc taped up his foot and prescribed an anti-inflamatory.  It's doing better and hopefully will continue to improve!

Here's a few pictures from the last couple of weeks.

 The back yard is loving all the heat and the rain we've had.  You can't see it well in this picture but in the back of the yard, our Rose of Sharon bushes are blooming like crazy!

 Even in the back of our property there are some flowers blooming.

 We had the girls overnight and Alaina had fun riding bike with Grandpa.

 Ruby loves the swing!

Ruby also befriended our little garden girl.  I came around a corner to find she had picked her right up and was giving her a hug.  :)


We've had some extremely hot weather lately.  This past weekend we got a short break and the high temps were only in the 80's.  It was cool in the morning, which caused a little mist to hang over the ground.

It made for a very pretty drive into work.
I'll be stopping at your blogs to visit.  Have a great week!

Time for a break...

I'm taking a little blog break.  I have some projects that I haven't had time to work on, so I'm going to devote a little time to that.  See you soon!