A Brief Respite

Fayetteville was great. This was a nice show, as always. The weather was perfect and the people - both customers and the hosts of the show, were wonderful.

We came home, rested up a little, but also worked hard to get the orders out. These were orders from all three recent shows. And... we did it. So, then we took off for a trip.

We went to Tampa, Florida to visit with friends, lay out in the sun and celebrate our anniversary. Yes, 42 years married, thank you very much.

I took lots of photos. Here are just a few.

One morning, I watched lots of pelicans outside the window of our hotel room.

                                          I caught this guy as he finished his morning bath.

                                                                   More pelican shots.

                              The pelicans and the cranes had to share their fishing area with this guy.

Then we flew out to Indiana to daughter, Carla and family for a few days. All was great with them. The grandkids are a hoot and growing like crazy.

Now.. we are back home, catching up on sleep and gearing up for the Fourth of July show at Rockport!!

Getting ready for Fayetteville art show...

Yes, we are getting ready for this show. We are welding, cutting sails, putting on the finishing patina on the sails, etc, etc. Meanwhile, Mother Nature has been busy on the ole Dewey Compound as well.

In this little evergreen at the back of our house, I discovered this nest.

 

                                                        These are baby cardinals.

Then there is this nest sitting atop a naked outdoor light bubl up against the front of the house.

 

I think there are three little birds and they belong to this parent. The other parent was nearby chirping at me. I haven't had a chance to hunt through the bird book to identify this guy.

 

Then out in the garden there is this little mama dove sitting on her nest. She is very patient and does not fly away even when I work in the garden right under her tree. She is too high up for me to photograph the inside of the nest.

 

And the agave spire is still growing right at the gate.

 

 

And lest we not forget the squirrel relocation program.

We are up to squirrel number NINE. In fact, we relocated two in one day, yesterday.

The last three have been kind of small, so we are assuming they are of the youngest generation.

 

 

So, that is what has been going on out here besides bell making!!