Good morning!!! How are you?? It's great to see you today.

When I sit quietly in the morning, the sun brightens the room and this is how I see it through the east window by my chair.



And when the sun goes down...this is what I see...



Good night. Sweet dreams! Thank-you for spending a few moments with ME!!

Well! Look at you, still faithfully looking at my blog even though I haven't posted anything for the whole month of June. You're too good to be real. These are some photos from me and Eric's recent walks around Campus Lake at SIU. We especially enjoyed seeing the young buck lounging by the side of the lake. He never did seem to catch a whiff of Gretchen, who was walking with us. He was relaxing and enjoying the cool breeze coming from the Lake. Gretchen never saw or smelled the buck either.

I hope you're enjoying your summer!!

More Adventures at the Hennery

Always excitement with all our fowl. The excitement ranges from a stalking fox, new birth, death and even romance. As for the romance: we introduced a new rooster to our flock of widow hens this week. He'll probably be given a Russian name because of the way he kicks his legs out straight when he walks, like a Russian soldier. We used to laugh at the way Jeff ran, but this guy is hilarious. He gallops, or maybe it's a skip--whatever--it's makes me laugh. God is good to provide us with crazy beasties to make us laugh, even on our gloomiest, saddest days. Everyone should be blessed with a Hennery! Henneries work like Prozac for depression! There are dangers with Prozac as well as with Henneries, like the other night when I flattened a wire cage when I fell on it in the dark---owie!! That danger wasn't mentioned in the "insert" when I got started with hens! Our new rooster has Japanese heritage, the farmer says he's a mix. I'll post a picture someday---it'll keep you coming back to check for a photo!!

Concerning the people who live here at the Hennery, we've been busy! Eric went away for a few days to help his mom. We'll be happy to see him home today. Last weekend Eric and I celebrated our twenty-second anniversary---this is the best year yet! We had an enjoyable get-away weekend without the kids.

Isaac's high school graduation ceremony is this evening. He made it! The baccalaureate ceremony was scheduled for Sunday, but the town was hit with tornado warnings and so it was post-poned until last night. Only a third of the kids and only a few handfuls of parents attended. I didn't find the sermons all that inspiring. The choir sang beautifully--that was the best part. In closing we sang a hymn together. I was surprised by their hymn selection: "I'll Fly Away." Is that an odd selection, or what? I thought it strange, but Becky and I enjoyed standing next to each other and belting out this fun song from our childhood.

Miracle in my front yard

God's plan is to turn these pink flowers into juicy blackberries.















The bees are here as part of the miracle. There are lots of bees, lots of pollen, there has been plentiful rain. There will be fat juicy sweet blackberries.