A visit from a butterfly

This guy paid a visit to my posies Saturday morning, so I had to run and grab the camera. Must be what I have growing tastes yummy because he stuck around for 10 minutes or so! Still not sure what kind of butterfly it is, haven't had a minute to talk with the resident nature expert.

Hope you enjoy looking at him as much as I did!!!

Interesting article on Sun tea

For those of you who may enjoy setting your big jugs of tea out in the sun to steep, you may want to take a look at this. I have recently purchased a teapot and have been using that for my brewing needs...

http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/suntea.asp

Growing things

Amanda gave me a couple of extra black-eyed susans that climb. Its fun to see how they creep up the post.

There are still plenty signs of summer everywhere

And yet I am seeing signs of fall coming soon...

Hey ya'll, lets go to the fair!

Tuesday evening Nick and I went to the Pike fair with his parents. We walked through the smelly barns, looked at all the different displays and things. Then it rained on us, so we bought some snacks and came home.

"AFLAC!!!!"

Awww...

Sweet baby aminals

Seeing the old blacksmith shop was neat.

The fruits of my labor

Nick and I have been enjoying the mounds of lettuce from the garden. (I hope the friends we have shared with have too!) Tonight Nick and I had a special treat, a whole bowl of peas! I was very proud of myself, instead of getting some ice cream or something full of sugar I went out and cut some peas for our snack! Unfortunately the peas have not been quite as abundant as the lettuce, but who cares? I have a green thumb!