240:365 You can take the farmer out of the fields, but....

Jeff and I are headed to Glacier National Park for a short vacay. Jeff has been retired from farming, but he continues to check out everyones' crops wherever we go. He had to pull over along the side of the highway and walk out in to this field to check it out.

239:365 Brandy & Robyn

Brandy, Macy and I had our own photoshoot tonight out by the corn field. As you can see, we had a lot of fun with it.

238:365 Sunset at Brandy's

I drove home from Fargo, did a couple of loads of laundry, set up a new computer, packed for vacation, cleaned up the house a little bit, then headed out the door within just a few hours. I told Jeff he had to drive all the way. =D We got to Brandy's in time to see the beautiful sunset.

237:365 Eating an Apple

I am absolutely amazed at what this kid will eat. He eats raw onions, then asks for more. He picks the onions off his plate to eat them first. This apple that he is eating is right off the tree and is very tart, but he ate the entire thing and enjoyed every bite. He loves to have a caramel roll for breakfast. I gave him half a caramel roll before we left for daycare and when he was done he literally licked the plate clean to make sure that he got every last crumb.

236:365 Gotta love this smile

I am so in love with this kid and his smile. He is just the sweetest thing. I have been spending quite a bit of time with him for the past couple of weeks and we have become pretty good friends.

235:365 Cousins and Friends

I met Julie at Yunker Farm in Fargo today. The kids had fun playing together. Here they are throwing candy in the Santa parade. Little Miss L has quite the imagination. She is quite the character and a lot of fun to be around.

234:365 Mr. P at the park

What is it about kids that they just function better if their tongue is sticking out of their mouth?

233:365 Popcicles and Friends

Enjoying a late afternoon treat with his friends across the street.

Fstop Frenzy's Weekly Challenge

Bees' Feeding Frenzy

The bees were having a feeding frenzy on the growing sunflowers. I'm taking part in the fstop-frenzy weekly challenge and this week is "frenzy".

232:365 Sunflowers and Bees

It was a perfect morning to photograph sunflowers today. I went out the sunflower field after my walk this morning, so the sun was up nice and high and the temperatures were a little bit warmer. There was no wind and the bees they were a buzzing. It's hard to get a nice clear photo of a bee in mid flight, and here we have three of them. It's not crystal clear, but I think it's a great photo!!

231:365 Fire in the Sky

I woke up at 5:30 this morning and finally decided at 6:00 to get up and check out the sunrise. I drove out to the farm and was not disappointed. The sky turned bright orange and I was even blessed with a little rainbow. Perfect morning.

230:365 Walking

I am still working towards my goal of walking four miles per day for this year. I am a little behind where I want to be for right now, but I'm hoping to get caught up soon. With all of the traveling that we've been doing this year, I don't feel too bad being behind right now, but I do have lots of miles to walk in the next few months.

229:365 P

Derek had an appointment this morning so P and I walked over to the park for a little play date. He just loves to go to the park, so we spend quite a bit of time there. He's so much fun.

228:365 Smiley

Look at that smile! We walked over to visit Julie, Al and the kids tonight and were hanging out in the back yard. Gabriel was trying to win my heart with his big smiles. It worked!

227:365 Swinging

This child can swing for hours and hours. He loves to go to the park and swing. Lucky for Derek there is a park just around the corner from his house.

226:365 Storm Clouds

These are the clouds from a storm that was heading down south. Tracy and I watched the clouds while we were out for our walk in the evening. I knew as the sun went down, they would start showing their awesome colors and I was not disappointed by that. I was disappointed that I was just a little bit too late with my camera to really capture the colors though, but I still managed to capture some of the colors.

225:365 Lewis & Clark State Park

We spent the weekend at the lake with Brandy's family and her in-laws. The guys all got up early to go fishing and we stayed at camp. The fog started rolling in across the lake just after the sun started to rise. It was a beautiful thing to see happen.

224:365 6 Years Old

Guess who turned 6 years old today! We met Brandy's family up at Lewis & Clark State park to help celebrate his birthday. We bought him a new bike for his birthday. I tried to hide it in the camper until we had his birthday cake and opened presents later in the day, but his little sister saw it in there and told him right away. She's definitely not a secret keeper, but that's OK. He was pretty happy with the new bike.

223:365 Quentin & Joyce

I love this photo of Quentin and Joyce. They are just so cute. We met the cousins from the Spitzer side of the family in Medora last Thursday. There were a few there that I had never met, and some that we only see every few years. Quentin, Joyce, Jeff and I for an ice cream and a little shopping before it was time to meet everyone for supper. I love their smiles.

Today I Choose: FLEXIBLE

222:365 Garden Bounty

Boy did we have a good supper tonight. Green beans, carrots, cucumbers (pickled), beets (pickled) and a few grape tomatoes right out of the garden. Yum.

221:365 Monarch

I spent the afternoon in Bismarck today running errands. Jeff's cousins were all meeting for supper, so I decided to stay down instead of drive home then turn around and drive back. That gave me about an hour and a half to go for a walk along the river, and I took the camera with me. This butterfly was flitting around one of the flower gardens enjoying the afternoon as much as I was.

220:365 Beets

I pulled some of the beets today, but I'm hoping that the rest will still keep growing. I really want to learn to make pickled beets yet this fall.

219:365 Indian Woman

This painting was painted by my grandmother, Eva (Eve) Anderson. It originally went to my sister, but is now in my possession. It was late at night, and I didn't want to use my flash, so the colors are not quite right. I am currently working on a project to put all of my grandma's painting in to a book, but it is slow going. I hoping to get a good part done by the end of September.

218:365 Mushroom

My yard is full of mushrooms. I'm sure that it's from all of the moisture this year.

217:365 Rain, Rain, Rain

We received almost 2" of rain in just a short amount of time. It almost looks like a snowstorm. Ooops, I just bit my tongue. =D

216:365 Detroit Lakes

We had to snap a photo of the four of them before everyone went their separate ways today. It was fun to have everyone together.

215:365 Detroit Lakes

Brandy and Tyler started their vacation today. They asked us if we wanted to meet them in Detroit Lakes for the first day. Of course, we agreed. Julie and her two little ones, joined us along with Lora. Julie says that her two kids are kind of like my pseudo grandkids and I don't mind that a bit. Lilly is just as cute as can be and I ALWAYS enjoy spending time with them. Lefty and Lavonne and the three boys also spent the afternoon with us. We had a room right on the beach, so that was nice. It was a really pleasant afternoon. We managed to snag a photo of the whole gang, thanks to a tripod and a remote release shutter button. It's always so nice to spend time with family.

214:365 Digging

We made it to Fargo this afternoon and have three of the four cousins together. The fourth one will be joining us tomorrow. We walked over to the park near Derek's house for a while this afternoon. The kids always enjoy the park no matter where we are.

213:365 Running

I met this little munchkin in Minot today and she is going to be spending a couple of days here with us, before we head to Fargo to see her uncle and cousins. She is very excited to be here, but I think she is more excited to get to Fargo. You know how some people can't seem to think without sticking their tongue out? I think that she may end up being one of those people. The tongue just helps her move and think. =D