Let Me Introduce to You....

Recently, I mentioned we had a 

Great Grandson 

on the way.

Well,

meet Roen Oliver.

I think you can say, 

we are proud.

Life is Good...

~~Linda~~ 

Sunday Afternoon....

Friday, we had ice.

Yesterday, it got almost to 80F.

Photo by Bailee

We got together to celebrate our daughter-in-law's birthday.

Brunch at The Leaning Pear.

Corned beef hash, with poached eggs.

I had the same...without the birthday candle...delicious.

After a walk and some shopping on the Square,

we ended up at Inoz'.

They have good food, too.  And, a great deck, overlooking 

Cypress Creek.

Photo by Bailee

A good place to have a beverage, on a beautiful afternnoon.

We had come to see the Carvings.

Photo by Bailee

A couple of trees have died behind the restaurant.

Instead of just taking them down, they're being carved.

With a chain saw.

Photo by Bailee

Amazing, what can be done, with a clunky chain saw.

Photo by Bailee

The Grand Girls were having fun with cameras, taking pix of each other.

Photo by Bailee

And, selfies.

It was a very good day.

Today...another cold front has arrived.

We're forecast more 'winter precipitation' tonight.

Gotta love Texas weather.

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'Til later...

Take care...

~~Linda~~

Looking Back at Christmas... 2013.....

Pinedale, Wyoming....

Recently, we took a road trip,

 to visit our daughter and her family,

in Wyoming.

Yep....she moved again.

This time, to 

Pinedale, Wyoming.

It's another one of those places we never knew was there.

We headed into Wyoming on the interstate...I-80. 

We had almost the whole state to cross.

A lot of wide open spaces.  High desert foothills.

and LOTS of snow fences.

Hmmm....the signs must be right.

Sometimes these roads are closed, due to snow.

Heading north, we could see our destination.

Snow topped mountains.

What a contrast in landscapes.

Pinedale is a small town, at over 7000ft elevation.

How's that for a view down Main Street?

Surrounded by mountain rivers and lakes, 

it's no wonder there are several fly fishing shops.

And, being cattle country, there are, of course, Cowboy Shops, as well.

It's a small town, but there are lots of things to see.

The Pinedale Aquatic Center, is fairly new.  Lots of activities inside.

There are new schools.

And, a very nice visitors center.

The Mountain Man is celebrated here.

In fact, the Rendevous starts next weekend.

Celebrating the historic days of fur traders, 

Native Americans, and everything to do with 

Mountain Men.

The mountains and lakes are just beautiful.

Above, is one of the Green River Lakes, with Squaretop Mountain

in the distance. 

The wildflowers were wonderful.

I have a lot of photos of ones I don't know the names of.

Pine Creek runs right through town.

And, right behind the lodge, where we stayed.

Rivera Lodge & Bed and Breakfast

It's a cute, comfortable little old fashioned lodge,
just a couple blocks from our daughter's house.
It's been around since 1952.

We were lucky to get Cabin #2.
It's a one bedroom cottage, that backs up to the creek.

On Sunday mornings, in summer, the guests are treated to
a pancake breakfast.  It's an old-time tradition at
Rivera Lodge.

Emi, the owner, mans the grill, over an open fire.

The morning was chilly, but good, hot coffee helped that.
The breakfast was hearty and delicious.
All the breakfasts we had were great.

Bird, is the resident 'Meeter and Greeter'.

And, a pancake lover.

And, another visitor....Horning in on breakfast..(haha....sorry),
was this bull moose.

I think he was the same bull we saw the night before at our daughter's house.

Now, how many times does a moose show up for breakfast?

We liked it so much, we have this cabin reserved in September.
No. 2 was booked.  But, all the cabins are cute and comfortable....
and, close to the grandkids.


I have lots more photos of our trip that I'll share later.
We had a great time.

I'll leave you with a shot of a glorious sunset.
The skies are beautiful there, too.

To the west.

And, remember to always turn around.
The sunset on the rain/snow clouds on the mountain
was spectacular.

'Til next time....

Happy Gardening...
~~Linda~~

It Blew Right By.....

  

The fourth anniversary of 

Patchwork Garden,

that is.

FOUR YEARS!

And, I missed it.  We've been busy weeding, and raking and

weeding and raking some more.

Lots of things have changed around here, in four years.

This was the view out the kitchen window,

that I posted on the first blog post.

This view hasn't changed too much.

April 24, 2013

Other views have, though....more than once.

And, I've taken you along with me.

April 24, 2013

Projects have been finished...and, finished again.

One blog friend calls that

RE-gardening.

A perfect description.

April 24, 2013

You've listened to my whining...about weather, and drought and...

...of course, our sweet little deer. (ahem)

There have been some travels.

And, celebrations of family and friends.

Thanks to all of you, who have taken this journey with me.

I've learned a lot from you, and hope I've been able to impart some knowledge, as well.

I plan to have more things to share.

For now....it's back to the weeding and raking.

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

No..This Is Not Here...

About this time last year, our daughter and her family

moved from northern North Dakota, to southern Kansas.

We were thrilled.  Hours and hours closer to us.

We'd get to see them more often.

And, they were loving the warmer, less snowy weather.

The high was 19F, in their North Dakota town, the day this picture was made in Kansas. 

But, if you're seven, and you've had snow almost every winter you can remember,

you sometimes miss it.

So, a couple weeks ago...if the teacher gives you an assignment for

reading class...you tell everybody your wish.

Uh....guess wishes do work sometimes.

Those North Dakota supplies sure come in handy.

I think our son-in-law might win most popular on the block.

One neighbor has already brought over cookies.

Does this fall in the 'Be careful what you wish for.' category?

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Oh, by the way....it's 75F, here at Patchwork Garden.

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

All photos courtesy of that Kansas group.