Precious Memories

Courtney's baptism day, September 9, 2007...

Courtney and Daddy: And with Mommy, too:
So trusting in her daddy's arms:

So precious in Great-Grandma's arms:

Today

It's such a dreary, cold, drizzly day today, but there's a bright spot outside my basement window. My geraniums just kind of hung in there through a miserably hot summer, but now they're enjoying the cooler weather and are blooming like crazy.

Sunsets are pretty down on the farm

My birthday "boy"

My son, Courtney's daddy.... born on Friday the 13th, 29 years ago! Here he is, watching his crop go into his new bin:

Birds on the farm

I think this is a female yellow-throated warbler. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong! Below is a goldfinch who thinks he's a hummingbird. :-) He's also a "peeping tom"! :-)

Here's a baby turkey I found right outside our garage one day last spring.

And here's its mama, who was a bit worried about her chick!

A young wren ready to fly off on its own: