Now a reality

On December 28th of last year I wrote a post entitled "My biggest fear realized".
I tried to get a couple of laughs out of it. It was about my fear of the well over 100 year old pine tree that sits right next to my house breaking a limb and crashing onto the house, or worse yet onto some one.
Well it sort of happened, (not hurting the house or anyone else) I looked up into the tree yesterday when I noticed a branch of brown. Upon closer examination I threw myself into a frenzy!
Hanging above our roof was a broken branch that was NOT the size of a pick up stick. Here are some pictures of what we are dealing with on labor day weekend no less.

 

This is a picture of one of the branches that had snapped and was laying on branches below it!

  

Just to show how big this tree is!

  

  

I could not get a picture of the tangled mess we have up there. With these photos I can only really show you how big this massive pine tree is.

At the moment my hubby and I are having words, as he wants to climb up there and cut down our problems. I am seriously against it! It is far too high.

Happy Birthday to Katie

Inever get to share my only grand daughter with my readers. She is Katie Ann and she is 4 years old today! Living in southern, Ca. the opportunity to see much of her or her little brother Andy is scarce. Her father, my oldest son Eric and his wife Cindy are having a birthday party for her today at Eric's in-laws home. Eric a school teacher is also a professional photographer. He told me the theme to Katie's birthday today is Strawberry Shortcake. He has a personal website of his children and I went and found these recent pictures of Katie Ann. I am sure these are the pictures on her birthday invitation that for no fault of anyone's I did not receive.
Katie Ann

 

  

Katie was the first and ONLY girl born in my family since me. She now has identical twin girl cousins. The old family name is starting to produce some girls, and it's about time! Lol!!!

Is she a doll or what!

My apple and corn garden

I have taken a ton of pictures this year of hummingbirds,apples and even my grandson Jeremiah in my apple tree. I have bird feeders for nectar and seed in this tree.
Birds are sloppy, they throw their see all over the place. A month or so bacck I showed my hubby that I thought we have corn growing under this tree. We decided to not touch it (and the other things that were coming up around it) for awhile and see what would "pop up."
Well corn popped up. About 7 ears. Of course it is too late and cold for them to make it but I have had a bit of fun watering my "garden" that will never be!

 

  

  

My apple and corn garden

Reading outside

Ihave just purchased a computer desk a week or so back. My old desk has ben placed on my porch until I get around to either tearing it down for the wood (which I probably will do) or to give it away or take to the dump. Today my grandson Jeremiah came by with a book to read. He chose outside to do his reading!
Now there ain't nutin' wrong with that!

Jeremiah Lee

E-mailing

My newly married son had to leave his new bride in Hawaii for a minute. He stopped by here to use Moms computer to send an e-mail and share some awesome wedding pics with me. Yes my son Travis is a very happy camper!

 

 

Note the disgust on Travis's face because I was taking pictures of him. He had just got home from work and was not in the mood I suppose. 

Oh well he ought to know better at Mom's house. I always have my camera!