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Summer Snapshots

These snapshots from around the farm were taken by Laura- hope you enjoy them. 😊 

Summertime

I'm sorry that things have been quiet here on the blog... Somehow summer has flown by so fast, and the pictures I took and intended to post in June were still on the SD card in the camera. So this rainy, damp Saturday seemed like a good time to get them loaded on the computer and share a few with you. Summer at the farm means lots of hay making, gardening, and farm chores. Lots of work, but we've also done a few fun things as well. At our July Music Night we enjoyed having special guests play for us. They did a great job and gave us a break as well.  Then, we took off the first weekend in Aug to go to the Lake Itasca Family Music Festival. We are grateful for our wonderful chore help that allowed us to go. It was such a fun weekend: lots of great music, and a good trip there and back. (It's about the best three days of the year!)  We also played music for a couple church events over the summer. We had our last calf of the year today, that means we are done with new baby...

Home....

Tonight-- it was 9:00 before I turned my feet homewards from the pasture where I was moving fence for the sheep and goats. Over a quarter mile of land stretched between me and my destination. Darkness gathered as I started down the lane, but I looked up to see our house all lite up with lights  in multiple rooms. As I proceeded I couldn't help but think how welcoming and inviting it looked, I couldn't wait to get there. Home! Tonight, I'm so thankful for this place I call home and the family who lives here. I know that wherever the day takes me, and at whatever time of evening I arrive, I know I  welcome and at least one light will be on for me.  I haven't spent a lot of time during the day at here at home this summer due to choices I've made about employment and other commitments, so when I am here- I appreciate it. But I wasn't the only one who put in a long day. Several other members of the family were just finishing supper when I walked in the door. This is...