The Skoog Farm Workshop

Off to a slow start and we got out to the Studio for my class a little before 10.

It was a very dark and rainy morning.

Today we worked on three things.  Adding to the landscapes they started last class.

Putting a little texture on the fish paintings...

and they started on their flowers....

Anita is doing her own thing and will add ink when she finishes the painting.

Unfortunately this photo was blurry.

I will have to make sure I take more photos of their work the next time.  Having so much fun teaching these guys!  Keep in mind that all of these paintings (except for the fish) are in progress.

Night all.

Name That Tune

Another beautiful morning.  Little Wonder and I went out to the Studio to set up for music at 1.

I ended up adding a few more layers to my flower painting.

Only Darryl was able to play today so I amped my uke for a change.  What song is this????

I did a little more mowing as Ed took his tractor home to try and figure out what's wrong.

There is still a lot more that needs to be done.

Another one.  I don't remember having this many blossoms.

A neighbor dropped off a big box of organic apples and I may have to take some of them out to Buddy and the rest of the herd.

Dinner was so good

Night all.

PS

A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Cooper, who is now 21!

 

Looking for the Horse's Golf Course

A cool morning with no humidity and I needed to wear a sweatshirt.  

Woke up to this beauty.

Little Wonder wandered down to the back 40 and I had to go over by the indoor and called him to come home.  He loves to take that trek.

Pulled a lot of dried up dill out of the raised beds.  There are so many huge marigolds out there.

Our neighbors (Annette and Ed) stopped over to check out the pastures before he came back to start mowing.  The big pasture has not been mown all summer and I will never let it go like that again.

Before he got here, I mowed the outdoor arena.  It was long too, but I could at least mow it.  I really miss having them look like a golf course.

His tractor was heating up and he was not able to get very far.  Will come back in the morning.

Seeing that it was a beautiful day, decided to mow the back pasture and the lane I have been keeping open for Little Wonder.  Just in case Ed can't finish.

I imagine Ed will have to mow the big pasture twice or I will never get it back in shape.  So much grass.

Gary made a batch of sauce this morning.

See that honkin' cucumber?  It must be about 14 inches long.  It's a Japanese variety and is crunchy delicious.

I continued learning more about the foods I need to eat and forgot to take pictures of dinner.

Night all,

 

The Gardens

My kind of day.  Stayed around 70 with no humidity.

Little Wonder started his morning eating grass.  Fortunately he seemed ok and did not barf in the house.

The garden in the middle of the driveway is not looking so good as the bee balm is drying out.  We do have a lot of butterflies tho....and some gold finches.  This rest of the gardens are still in full bloom.

I absolutely love this weather.

After lunch I went for trike ride #32.  So much more energy when it's cool.

The home stretch....

Spent part of the afternoon reading the labels on all the food in our house as I attempt to get a grip on my sodium and potassium intake.  Now I have a list for the frig and will be more thoughtful about what I'm eating.  If I want to eat something bad, I'm going to have to really watch it the rest of the time.

Caught a little break and then we drove over to Scott's to see what's cooking.  LW joined us.

Now he is working on the back roof.  Progress.

Yep.  One more.

Dinner was a replay.

Night all.