A Very Special Painting

Our friend, Bob Stotts, painted this amazing portrait of the little guy for us this past Christmas. We finally got it framed and on the wall where we can appreciate it daily.

Backyard plantings

This has been a much better year for our plants than last summer. We lost many last summer, those that did come up didn't look good, and then we neglected them on top of that. So we were relieved when most of our plants came back this summer and our new ones are still alive and well. They haven't gotten as much care as I would like but they've been getting more than enough water with the lovely weather we've had and I've actually had a little time to get out and weed now and then. Even the dogs have been enjoying the new lush yard now that our tree is big enough to throw a little shade.