Work at the farm

Adam took off work on Friday and by lunch on Friday I was so antsy at work that I decided to take a half day as well. It was the first pretty day in a while. The plan was to go to his mom's to do a little work and then go fishing. Adam has several projects he is working on. He is clearing out the small wooded area between the creek and the pasture at his mom's house. This area was full of lots of rocks and cut tree tops that loggers left. It was a mess and waste of land the cows could hardly get to. After a lot of hard work it is looking much better. Most of the dead trees have been cut and burned but there are still a lot of rocks to be removed. He is also rebuilding the catch pin because the cedar posts were rotting away and not able to keep the cows up. On Friday we hauled the remaining posts out to be burned and started to get all the rocks cleared out so he can start placing new posts. I've attached some pictures I took on Friday. Unfortunately we didn't get to go fishing because it started to storm on our way.

Word to the wise..

Do not watch The Soup (it is a TV show) on E! while working out. I was watching it at the gym as I ran on the treadmill and was laughing so hard I had to quit running which isn't so bad if everyone in the gym wasn't staring at me as I was bent over laughing. It was just so d*** funny I couldn't stop! Now everyone at my gym probably thinks I'm crazy! I eventually had to pull my ear plugs out to focus on running.

In another update - I am still breaking out in hives when I work out. The Singulair worked for a few weeks but doesn't seem to be helping AS much now. I have decided just to keep working out - hives or no hives. At least I have not been having trouble breathing which is most important.

Exobasidium leaf gall

Yes, that is apparently what my azaleas have. From what I read it looks realy bad but should not be too harmful once the leaves effected are removed. Everyone - a sigh of relief! I will have to cut off the affected areas when I get home. FUN! It does look really nasty if you've ever seen it.

Everyone needs a laugh, it's Monday!

A Drug Enforcement Agency officer stops at a ranch down in Texas, and talks with an old rancher.
He tells the rancher, "I need to inspect your place for illegally grown drugs."
The old rancher says, "Okay, but do not go in that field over there" and points to the location across the fence.
The DEA officer verbally explodes saying, "Mister, I have the power and authority of the Federal Government with me." Reaching into his rearpants pocket, he removes his badge and displays it to the rancher. "See this badge? This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I want to . .. on any land. No questions asked or answers given. Have I made myself clear? Do you Understand?"
The old rancher nods politely, apologizes, and goes about his chores. A short time later, there's loud screams and the DEA officer is running for his life on the other side of the fence, being chased close behind by the rancher's prize bull. With every step the bull is gaining ground on the officer, and it seems likely that he'll get "horned" before he reaches safety. The man is clearly terrified.
The old rancher runs out of the barn, yelling at the top of his lungs,...... "Your badge! Your badge! Show him your badge!"

Another find at the Auction!

Well the bike ride Adam and I were going to go to on Saturday got rained out to say the least. It has finally quit after 3 solid days of heavy rain. So Saturday I decided to go to an antique auction close to Guntersville about 30 minutes away. It is a bi-monthly auction I have been wanting to go to that always seems to have really nice pieces. I couldn't find anyone to go with me but had a great time by myself. However, I made up for all the deals I have got at auctions in the past on this one. They had one piece that wasn't really an antique but came from a very nice estate out of Birmingham and was just what I was looking for. I set my limit kind of high and still went a little over it; it was the first time I have gotten carried away at an auction. I had such bad buyers remorse even though I know that the retail price for this piece would have been a lot higher then what I paid. I was literally sick over it! That was Saturday; by Sunday I was really happy I got it. Adam likes it too and works well for what we needed it for.

Roses!

Pictures of my first cuttings off my rose bushes this year. Most are from a hybrid tea bush "Week's brand Rio Samba" roses they are are yellow/orange and pink; right now it has about 45 roses on it. The big pink one is from an English rose bush I planted last year. This is the first big rose I have gotten off of it, before this they were always small and kind of pitiful looking. Hopefully it will do better this year, this one smelled so good! I have one small red/pink one that came off one of my knock out rose bushes that I planted last year. They are still small but are putting out a lot of roses so far.

Wow what a sunset!

Two Friday's ago Adam and I decided to go fishing for a bit, we didn't catch much but it was great to get back on the water! It is always so peaceful and beautiful. You should have seen it in person. As for the fish hopefully we will have more luck next time.