Thursday, September 09, 2004

Texas sky up at the Blue Prairie, our bed and barn. Posted by Hello

Wood lizard. Posted by Hello

When our son, Jordon, came back from his trip to Alaska, he brought Miriam, our grand daughter, with him. Her other grand mother, Londa, came to meet her too. The next day, she and her grammy were going to Florida to visit Miriam's Dada. We all had lunch together, and then Miriam went off with her grammy. Druing her stay in Fla., Miriam got to experience hurricane Frances. Posted by Hello

This is me and my grand daughter, Miriam, at lunch. She is holding a marvelous giant beetle I found during our 2 week stay in Georgia. I still keep a soft treasures box for Miriam when she visits, and I add what ever wonders of nature I find. Posted by Hello

Max brought home some wild mustang grapes. We haven't made grape jelly in a long time. Wild fruit can be unpredictable as to its availability. Here is the juice being strained out of the cooked fruit. My husband used a couple of old bandanas. Oh, yes, Max is the jelly maker. I make preserves and canned goods, but he's the jelly maker. I'm just his assitant. Posted by Hello

Sterilizing the jars. Posted by Hello

Pouring in the grape juice. Posted by Hello

That spoon is now bi-colored. Posted by Hello

In goes the sugar. Posted by Hello

Pouring the hot jelly into jars. Posted by Hello

Putting the lids on. Posted by Hello

The finished product. Posted by Hello

This is a leaf hopper on our front door. Posted by Hello

During the middle of the night once, I came out to take our little dog, Tinky, to go potty, and Gyp, my border collie/blue heeler cross, let me know we had a visitor, an Aramdillo, aka, "Junior." He was stuck with his nose to one of the dog houses, so I pulled the dog house out, hoping he would go behind it and find his way out. As you can see, the next morning, Junior hadn't gotten the message. Have you ever had to mess with an armadillo? They have poor eyesight, act not very smart, and grunt and jump like a pig. I don't know why, but I've always called them Junior. Posted by Hello

Seeings as how 'dillos can be uncooperative, I decided to take him by the tail and head him in the right direction. Posted by Hello

Keep going straight ahead. Posted by Hello

No, Junior! You're going back the wrong way! You're freedom lies in the opposite direction. Posted by Hello

That's right, Junior, off the porch. Posted by Hello

Hanky has to come check things out. He's not so much the herder as Gypdog is. He was kinda hoping a bullet would come out of my camera. Sorry, Hanky, not today.  Posted by Hello

Gyp herding him out. Posted by Hello

Junior hiding a while. He tucks his little blind eye into his armor. Posted by Hello

Finally, heading towards the coastal bermuda patch. Posted by Hello

Gyp giving Junior "the eye", herding him along Posted by Hello

Gyp giving blind Junior "the eye" to head back in the right direction. Posted by Hello

Hee-hee! Junior jumped and Gyp did also! Posted by Hello