Trip to the Ranch

this is where the doggies and I went this morning. I use to live on this ranch, it has cows and irrigation ditches and pastures and that cute ranch shack is what I use to live in. It is full of junk right now, but when I was there it was the best little place. Except for the fact that the only heat I had came from a wood burning stove. I got very good at starting fires.
So we have pics of the upper (where Sadie is walking) irrigation ditch and lower ( which is the bigger one at the bottom of the hill) pastures and trees.
Of course there is Sadie and Jack being wild and crazy.

Rain

We have finally started to get the monsoon effect rain here. I am gloriously happy.

For the past three days we have gotten storms here at least twice a day. Torrential downpours. This morning it is humid and my skin says thank you great mother and your rain guys. The moisture is just getting sucked up everywhere.

Well it is our friends Debs birthday and I am wishing her many many more and today should be very special for her.

Got that you witchy garden woman you.

I will be out and about checking over the art sales.

But now it is off to the ranch with the doggies. They really need a good run.

Good Sunday to you all

Susan

Bird,s Nest

Just had to share this.

I have a sweet mommy bird building a nest in the big cactus right outside my kitchen window.

It is such a joy to have been watching her everyday getting that home ready for her babes.

I think this is close to being finished.

Hope you can see it in the photos with out too much trouble.

Susan

again

As ususal here I am back again. I seem to do this a lot. No blog, yes blog. You think I would settle down into one place. I started missing things at Multiply when I found some old blogs of mine from Yahoo 360. First I went straight to facebook and posted my thougts on that, Then I came here where I knew things must still be going on and I was right. Nice and cozy here, with people I have been hanging with for scary, probably over 5 years.

Nice to be able to ramble on and not get cut off after 140 characters. Oh please.

I guess I will have to get some new pics up of the new doggie Jack. Put them on facebook but not here.

Rain is in the forecast for at least the next four days. I do not care if the fireworks get washed out. We need this rain soooo bad. The heat has actually gone up past 109 this past week. It is time to be rescued. We have not had this sort of heat in a good two years. The ground is parched and the wild life is coming out of the undergrowth looking for water. We had our first sighting of a mountain lion two days ago. My neighbor said he was just a young one who was scared away by my neighbors Beagle Jasper. These sightings always happen when it gets so dry. We do have the river near by but it is a long and dry walk for the poor wild kids and they need to stop off for a quick drink at my neighbors kiddy pool. Poor babies.

Still in painting vibe. Posted on face book about painting the big wall in my living room so now I am puttering around in my kitchen trying to sort out exactly what I want to do in there. We shall see.

Well everyone have a great independence day.

Susan