REMEMBER

It is but a simple thing to stop and remember those that have given the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms and this great nation! Memorial Day is a day of remembrance! So take a moment to remember all of the countless men and women that have laid down their lives to protect our freedoms, for they did so willingly and without hesitation! For many it's just a three day weekend. For others it is a painful reminder of what they have lost! Let that loss not be in vain! Take a moment to Remember!

A Little Work and A Little Wine

Hubby installed some portable fencing around the coop so the chickens can free range a bit.

They don't get the run of the place due to predators like hawks, coyote, fox, an occasional eagle and other critters that might do them harm.

But a little fenced in area is just perfect for them right now.

 

 The day we worked outside was chilly, with a bit of a wind, but the view while working was beautiful!

The hay fields are getting taller by the day!

 Now I can enjoy a little wine time with my girls while they explore their new area!

Yes, I enjoy sitting in the coop, with a glass of wine and watching my babies and my older hens fuss around!

Told ya I was the crazy chicken lady! 

Stick Ponies and Other Things

Stick ponies make me smile!

My daughter has always wanted a horse and made her own stick pony when she was little.

She says we would never buy her one...stick pony that is.

So every time I see a stick pony, it makes me smile.

 

Life has been hectic!

We have made several trips to the big city in the past month for health related stuff.

I had to have an MRI done on my neck.

What an interesting process that was!

 

The entire time I was in the MRI tube, I kept thinking, "beam me up Scotty."

I finally have answers to why my arm/neck/upper back area was going numb for over three months!

I have three discs in my neck that are basically gone, two bone spurs with another one forming and osteoarthritis in my neck!

It explains the neck grinding and upper back pain as well.

 

It looks like I will have surgery later this year!

In the meantime, I'm undergoing physical therapy in hopes it will help some.

 

I really wasn't going to blog about it, but decided to write it all down.

 

Work is keeping me busy!

There are days I wish I didn't have to get up and go to work, but then I wouldn't have health insurance, so it's good thing I have a job.

 

To those that would say, well you can just get Obama Care....yeah right!

NOT!

What a crock of crap that stuff is!

I won't go into a rant either cause it's not worth it!

There are times I think this country is going straight into the shitter!

 

The baby chicks are growing up quickly!

They are fully feathered and all moved out to the grow-out coop!

One is currently with me at work as she received an injury last night when she somehow got in with the big girls and they picked on her.

It's fun having a chicken at work with me!

I'm either a crazy chicken lady or a good chicken momma...not sure which though.

Some would say I  lean more to the crazy side!

HA!

 

I guess it's a good thing that stick ponies can still make me smile!

 



Ripped it to Shreds

Our sweet, little, innocent Miss Zelda found the toilet paper in the bathroom cabinet!

I had no clue that she was actually shredding what she had found!

She kept wanting in the cabinet and silly me, I thought it was because she had found the blankets and was using them for her "cat naps!"

 

Yes, silly me!

Imagine my surprise when I opened the cabinet to pull out a few rolls of t-pee only to find this!

She went through five rolls, all shredded to bits!

And she even stashed one for later!

 

Silly kitty!

 

 

Toilet paper shredding is exhausting work! 

Pastel Sky

 

I was able to enjoy this pastel evening sky on my drive home from work the other evening.

The colors were soft, yet vibrant and the evening light was perfect!

 

 

You never know what beauty awaits you on a "gravel road" drive!



Blooms Abound

Spring is blooming all around us.

These lovelies were blooming last week on the trees at the office.

The tree is a "flowering something or other," but I can't seem to remember its name at the moment.

 

“She turned to the sunlight
    And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbor:
    "Winter is dead.”

~ A.A. Milne ~
       

Crazy Cloud Formation

Mother Nature seems to be a bit unstable or unsettled, however you want to look at it.

We have had some crazy weather this week!

Snow, Wind, Rain, Snow, Sleet, Ice, Brief Sun, Freezing temps!

 

I just happened to see this crazy cloud formation on my way out to do chores the other evening!

You can just see a touch of green starting to appear in the hay field as well.

 

Spring is trying to make an appearance!

 

I Brake for...

 

Ice!

Black ice to be precise!

 

We had a little storm move through our area late last night.

It rained hard for a very long time and then at some point it turned to snow.

The rain created a layer of ice and it was hiding under the snow.

 

See all the glare on the road.

The shiny part on the road.

ICE!

Slick, black ice!

The entire road leading down to the highway was like that!

 I also brake for...

Cute little cow critter babies in the road!

That little baby was adorable!

 The cows seemed a bit bewildered by all of the snow.

 After a turned onto the highway, the roads were fine!

I had to stop in the road construction for a bit and took this shot of

Winnemucca Mountain!

It looked very pretty covered in snow with the bright blue sky overhead!

Please excuse the dots in the photo.

I took the shot through my windshield and it is very, very dirty!

Welcome to Sprinter...

A touch of spring with a bit of left over winter!