It's That Time of the Year....

 

The Foxglove are blooming !

The Cowboy has hooked up the mower

to my little red tractor...

It is Hay Making season here in Western Oregon

I am in the first of six hay fields we will

be mowing this year...

It is a really long field

and will take me about 8 hours to get it mowed...

I will have lots of company...

there are a few cow and calf pairs up on the hill

by the red barn.

they are grazing on the hillside just above

the hay field.

You can see the foxgloves growing 

along the fence...

The foxgloves grow like weeds here...

At the other end of this long field,

is our place, way off in the distance,

across the river...

I am nearly 6 hours into mowing,

the end of the field is getting skinny!

Bye for Now !

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Flower Power...

 

It's Flower Power Friday...

The hens want to take you 

on a walk around the yard...

Rhodie by the Thread Shed...

Rhodie.....Close-Up View

Calla Lily...

Close-Up View

Lupine

Rose Bush

Peonies

Peonies....Close-Up View

Roses and Peonies

Yellow Iris

Light Blue Iris

Star Lilies

Star Lily.....Close-Up view

It is RAINING here in Western Oregon

so we aren't making hay just yet...

which means I am still stitching:

I am pecking away at this 

new improv piece on the design wall

I am half way done with the machine quilting

on the Orange Peel / Pumpkin Seed Quilt:

Dottie Hen was happy to give you a tour

of the yard...

Enjoy our last days of SPRING !

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Improv Technique 9...

 

It's hard to believe I haven't played with

Improv Piecing

for almost a year...

I pulled out my very meager stash of 

solid fabrics...

I sliced them into strips of random widths:

Darks on the left.....Lights on the right

I decided to create 9 patch blocks:

No measuring....freehand cutting

I don't want the seams to match up...

Improv 9 Patch

I want the blocks to be a bit wonky...

Yes, this is what I want...

Here it is on the design wall...

I also added in a few improv square blocks

to keep it interesting...

We are heading into a busy summer 

of making hay...

this is a good little project that I can

pop into the Thread Shed for a few minutes

here and there and make a square or two.

Looking forward to pecking away at this

over the next few months !

Just had to show off the pink rhodies

in front of the Thread Shed

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An Evening with the Cattle...

 

One of our favorite things to do 

at the end of the day...

is to drive up river a few miles 

and visit with the cattle at sunset...

The lighting is so yummy

and the cattle are so extra beautiful 

this time of year.

This calf is 2 months old...

This heifer, Party Girl, is 2 years old...

These are our new bulls:

They are one year old...

They are very sweet and peaceful...

This is Mary Blackfeather, 6 years old

This is Golden Girl, 5 years old

This is Golden Girls baby sister, 2 months old

This is Idella and Rosabelle

We are keeping them for replacement heifers

It is so relaxing and peaceful to be out in the field

watching the cattle, 

listening to them munch on grass...

it is a great way to finish off the day.

We are preparing for hay season now.

We plan to begin mowing hay fields this weekend.

I am sneaking in time here and there

to machine quilt.

More to Come !

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