10 June, 2010

The day started off rather eventfully with my mother getting stuck in our bathroom! Our door knob has been a problem child for years now and this is not the first time that this has happened. Fortunately, my grandfather was able to rescue my mom and we were able to move on with our day.

9 June, 2010

My REI purchase:


I've been needing a new water bottle for a while now and wanting this compass since November. Since we're taking a trip to the Sand Dunes at the end of this month, I thought it was about time I picked 'em up.

8 June, 2010

More green! Our rose bush has already grown and lost two flowers. We now have an abundance of buds!

7 June, 2010

Our little sunflower seedlings are doing splendidly!

6 June, 2010

Today was a pretty relaxed day. I accidentally slept in by an hour (I should know by now that turning the alarm off and then snuggling back down is a very bad idea), which started my day off a bit late. However, I had next to nothing to accomplish, so there was no cause for concern. Among other things, I got a letter written, went through my usual Howrse routine, practiced contact juggling in the backyard and photographed my sister's bunny!


This is Tigger. He's a five year old (I think) tortoiseshell Holland Lop. He's getting up there in years, but is still a feisty little fellow. And does not care for holding still long enough for photos!

5 June, 2010

We went to a sheep shearing demonstration at Rock Ledge Ranch today. On top of that, we explored the exhibits and took a hike through their grounds.


Some handspun, wool yarn.

An ant on a yucca flower.

Some scrub oak and a bit of the beautiful Colorado sky.

An Indian Paintbrush plant (one of my favorites).

4 June, 2010

Okay, I'll be honest here - I have no clue what this plant is. It's growing in the exact place we planted our Sweet Williams last year, but is spreading like a weed. Winter weather rolled in before we got our Sweet Williams established, so we have no idea what they would have looked like. However, all the research I've done indicates that this is not an invasion of Sweet William plants. Which has led us to believe that it might be a weed. Though, I can't deny, we don't know for sure. We're gonna seek the help of someone well-versed in plant types, since it's nothing like any weed we've ever seen, but doesn't appear to be something we've planted. (We don't want to kill what could potentially be a pretty plant, but we don't want to intentionally grow weeds in our planters either.)

3 June, 2010

For the first time in a year, we supped at Panera. I love how their lights look like traditional table lamps suspended upside down.

2 June, 2010

Boom and I took a two mile bike ride this afternoon.

1 June, 2010

During our usual watering routine this afternoon, we spotted some sunflower sprouts! It's been only six days since we planted the seeds, so we were quite shocked that they were already growing. Here's to hoping our chicken wire keeps the rabbits from eating them this year.



Bonus photo:
My dog made sure to keep an eye on me while I was assisting with the watering.