Pine or Gray?

I'm not sure which one this is? Colored like a Pine, but they are not listed for this area, more so on the East side of the state. The Gray is here but it's not colored like a gray. Such a delema in my life. I'm just happy that TJ pointed this little guy out to me when we came home

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.......

Nothing like waking up on a Sunday morning and finding out that your mailbox had been violated......again. But we do have satisfaction that it tore up the vehicle that hit it. Is that wrong? Do you know how many times we had to replace this because folks have nothing better to do than mess with mailboxes in the neighborhood! We're sick of this. OK, I'm done. We found the vehicle down at the apt complex, came home, called the Popo and waited with Betty. You could see where they came around the corned to fast and took the boxes out. Our box was put in the ground with 200# of concrete and the construction of the post is/was 1/4" steel tube with 1/2" rebar underground. TJ is going to make a new one out of diamond steel plate.

<~~this is the front of the Ford, TJ is also thinking there might be some tie rod damage.........oh darn.

Naomi

Naomi had a problem with her e-mail and lost her address book.
Here's her e-mail that she can be reached at.

naomi10toeda@gmail.com

much needed

Ever feel like a caged animal pacing back and forth? Feeling like if anything or anyone gets close enough you'll pounce and tear into it/them like a vampire at a blood drive? That's pretty much how I was feeling, so on Friday I headed up to Stone Mt S.P. by myself for a weekend to unwind, and unwind I did. TJ's been putting in lots of time at work so when he gets home at night he's pretty much done for the day. He's also been working weekends so going anywhere for fun isn't really what he wants to do 'cause he's just plain wore out. I'm not complaining about TJ having a good job, don't get me wrong. But I've always said I'd rather have TJ than more $$. I came home Sunday a.m. and then we headed up to Mom and Dads place on the New River in VA so TJ could shoot his guns and just hang out with the folks. It was a great weekend for all.

<~~my site which had open canopy for star gazing which was amazing

<~~early evening the deer gathered here for dinner

<~~pathway to serenity

Nice surprise

I don't see a lot of Monarch butterflies in the area but when I do I think of home in Wisconsin. They are everywhere back home, land of cheese, beer and milkweed (Monarch favorite plant). So much to my surprise while going through the different plant areas in the yard I found this on the butterfly weed. I guess this is the 4th generation that will migrate to warmer climates this fall.

http://www.monarch-butterfly.com/#Life-Cycle

Lazy 5 Ranch revisited

This past holiday weekend we didn't do much on Sat or Sun, but on Mon I was ready to get out and so something. TJ didn't want to take the kayaks out and I really didn't want to go hiking so my idea was to head over to the Lazy 5 Ranch. The last time we did this was Sept 2006 with Naomi, Mark & Brenda and we took the wagon ride tour. But this time, TJ & I took the jeep with just the bikini top. Please excuse the language at the end, I don't know how to edit sound, but I thought this was good.