I HEART Sunsets!

Well, once again I haven't posted for so long.... I guess because its pretty much the same day in and day out! Hot, dry, dusty! But now it is Cooler, dry, dusty! I guess that qualifies as a little different. The flowers are all done now after the hard freeze we had this weekend.. got down in the lower 20's here. Still roofing but that will cease in 2 weeks and Bruce is way past ready for it to be over. Already is starting a To Do list for next year. However we do have a lot of gutter jobs to do.

We have been having baby calves for the last 2 weeks. I forgot to take my camera tonite as I was walking around and discovered we had a new calf. So far we have 5 little heifers(girls) and the newest member is undetermined since mama is keeping us away...and she means business! There will be no coyotes getting close to her baby I assure you!

I am excited to be leaving on Tuesday to go to Houston with three of my quilting friends ( one is Carrie's mom, Kristi!) to the International Quilt Show! We will start our long journey home on Sunday - I think we'll be road foundered by the time we get home! 

I was outside this evening and the sky just kept changing into a beautiful pallet of colors that I'm not sure I have in my arsenal of paints! So I grabbed my camera and started shooting! Wish I had one like E & T or S & C and the colors would have shown up more vivid. One blessing to living in the boonies is witnessing God's hand painting such beautiful sunsets! Hope you enjoy what I got on my camera roll!

GOD IS SO GOOD, and a fantastic artist!

John Deere tractors and shooting sports

Eric came home with Konnor and Kelton to the farm the end of September - Eric and Kelton had planned on hunting doves, but the doves decided not to cooperate and flew the coop!  Papa said we had approximately 100 birds the day before at the pond but saw only a few when they came home. So Kelton and Eric shot blue rocks and other targets while Konnor and I played outside a lot and of course did our usual gator rides, visits to see the horses, and of course ride the John Deere tractors. Theresa and Katie stayed home and shopped and did girly stuff - I'm sure they had fun too!

 Konnor told Papa he wanted on the forklift, but not just one--instead all of them!

 Emmy and Moose getting in some hugs..

Little Bear loved helping papa water the apple trees.

 Moose was out with Daddy while sighting his gun. Somehow I missed having my camera with me when he was shooting, but he did hit some clay pigeons.

 That was one loud BOOM!

 and I really can't believe how the horses were watching Eric do this....

 You tell me.... is little Bear happy???

and our harvest moon. It was so much bigger and prettier than this, but I tried!

We did get to go watch Kelton play soccer on the 6th, but we forgot the camera, I probably couldn't have taken any good shots anyways since the play is so fast, and it was pretty cold out that day. My hands are shakey the way it is!  We have had several really hard frosts now and the freeze killed the sweet potato vines, so papa dug up all the potatoes and they are now in safe residence in our cellar. Won't that taste wonderful in another month!? The holidays are fast approaching and I have some sewing I'd like to do, so I better get the old machine out and see if I know how to sew after working all summer! Well, I haven't worked that hard!! But with the cooler weather, I'm looking forward to being inside with a nice cup of hot tea or hot chocolate!