He Leadeth Me

David and I decided that we wanted to escape for a day and explore the west side of the front range to celebrate our anniversary. David cannot take a trip without snacks and I must admit that I was more than willing. This junk food really tasted good because I have been dieting lately. Much of the land was very flat driving to Breckenridge.  We found this field filled with timber fascinating.   One of the very small towns we drove through was Alma.  The 10,578 on the sign is definitely not the population, but the altitude.   Not a Wal-Mart in sight, but they didn't need one. What captivated me most about Breckenridge was their beautiful flowers.  I will do a separate post to allow you to see the beauty. Hanging baskets everywhere. We ate lunch at this little hole in the wall. David loves breakfasts and he can probably count on one hand the number of really good breakfasts I have made him in our 40 years of marriage. ...

Any guesses as to what this is going to be?

The other day I posted about my two little farmers. Today another of my farmer grandsons visited and it was his turn to harvest. (Notice my PISD stepping stone in my garden. Thank you Debi and Jerry.) Look at that pretty red tomato. Up until just a few weeks ago, he called them May-Mays. Who knows why? It's kind of sad that he now knows how to say tomato. I really liked May-May. It looks ready to pick. Look what I picked. I think I'll just take a bite. Yummy!  This tastes good. Really good. This was all that was left.

 We are enjoying having the Terry Kirksey's live close to us.  Last week was Zac's birthday and they invited us over for cake and ice cream. (Sorry Zac, I have no pictures of you, just of the grandkids.) Caleb's BFF Sophie was in town. Caleb informed his Aunt Kelly that she could watch the little boys, but that he and Sophie were 5 and could pretty much take care of themselves. David enjoying a Popsicle. Aaron chowing down on his cake. Happy Birthday Zac! Maybe I'll get a picture of you for my blog some day.

I am impressed with the crafts that David is getting in his Bible Class. This week, he had on this Bible time costume.  I was asking him about it. I felt sure it must be Joseph's coat of  many colors.  He was adamant that it was about Jesus and hugging his children. He also got a candy ring. Kelly has figured out that it must be the Prodigal son who got a coat and a ring from his father who then hugged the wayward son. She'll have to ask his teacher. Are you wondering what he is so captivated by? He had checked out I Stink , an adorable alphabet book about a garbage truck from the library. I just happen to have the video and he wants to watch it over and over and over again.

As we wind down our summer and look forward to a colorful autumn, The Black-Eyed Susans are just gorgeous in our neck of the woods. I stopped in the middle of the road to get this picture of the beautiful flowers. According to Wikipedia other common names for this plant are Brown-eyed Susan, Brown Betty, Brown Daisy, Gloriosa Daisy, Golden Jerusalem, Poorland Daisy, Yellow Daisy, and Yellow Ox-Eye Daisy. Since my sweet Grandma Bergeron's name was Betty, I think I will start referring to this beautiful flower as Brown Betty.

I had a date recently with two of my favorite guys. We went to a Sky Socks (Colorado Springs Minor League) baseball game. Caleb was a Boston fan at the Sky Socks game. He wasn't the only Boston fan there. When we sang Sweet Caroline, their were lots of voices. The field is beautiful. When we sang the National Anthem, you could actually here lots of people singing. Jeremy has a beautiful voice and it was nice to hear him singing next to me. There was a whole group of fans sitting on blankets on the hill on the left outfield side. We might do that next time. The mascot was fun to watch. There were a few raindrops, but the wind was blowing and the evening was cool and delightful. Loved being with these two guys. The fireworks after the game were awe inspiring. Pictures don't do the fireworks justice.  It was really fun hearing all the oohs and aahs from the audience. During the fireworks a nice lady came up to Caleb and...

Happy Anniversary to the most precious man alive. It has been 40 wonderful years. ...and yes, we married when we were quite young, five years old, if I remember correctly.   Thanks Uncle Randy for scanning the pictures!  

In our neck of the woods, the cherries have been both beautiful and delicious this summer. I didn't really know that I needed a cherry pitter, but every time Caleb ate one of my cherries he asked, "Do you have a cherry pitter?" Of course, Bed Bath and Beyond carries Cherry Pitters along with every other kitchen gadget known to man. I'll have to admit, cherry pitters are pretty handy devices. Happy Cherry Eating!  

This Ten on Ten post is cheating a little because the top two pictures were taken last evening when we went to eat pizza. These two little guys were enjoying playing video games. Little did they know that no one had put any money into the machine. Water Droplets on a spider web. Gorgeous!   Beautiful succulents growing among the rocks. Our first day of harvest. Caleb picked a tomato. Isn't that red just beautiful? Aaron picked one too. Proud little farmers. And today is my brother, Terry's birthday. Here he is on his wedding day with my precious sister-in-law Gail who has been such an absolute blessing to our family. Terry's the strong one, holding up the rock in the foreground. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!   TO FIND OTHER TEN ON TEN'S CLICK HERE .