My Public....um....Peeps

Every single time I pull up in my truck, I am greeted by my fans.   If your mind works like mine, you can imagine them saying, "Chicken Mama is home!   What did you bring us, Chicken Mama?"   Yes, my mind works like that and I must say, it's kind of fun.   

It's Wednesday, I hope you have a good one!

Here It Comes

Summer....it's on the way for real.   

Not much sitting outside when those temperatures hit.   I suppose the tomatoes will like it.   The rest of us, not so much.

I haven't done much photography lately except with my iPhone.   I could be staging some lovely still life shots in the house, but I don't seem to have that type of creativity.   A still life shot for me is when I'm outside and our usual wind isn't blowing.

Maybe a trip to the beach is in order.   Want to come along?   We can dip our toes in the cold water, being careful not to let the little fishies bite us.

Or sit and wait for a beautiful sunset on a hot summer night.   

How are you spending your Summer?   Are you relishing every moment or dreaming of Autumn?   So far, I've been doing a little of both....but Summer is about to get hotter.   For real.

Happy Father's Day

My dad left us in 2000.   He is loved and missed every day, but it sure would be nice to pick up the phone and call him on this day.    

Happy Father's Day, Dad.   I hope you're having fun, playing cards with all the relatives and grilling some fabulous pork chops.   

 

Random 5 Friday

This is probably my favorite day to blog because random thoughts are just so easy to put down on paper....or keyboard and monitor.   

1.    I am not a big fan of ice cream.   I like it, I just don't crave it or think about having it like some people do.   Homemade ice cream is really good and I could definitely eat a lot of that if I had it in the house.   Instead of ice cream, I like to keep Talenti gelato in the freezer in case I want a tasty cold treat. This is a new flavor of theirs I've discovered and I give it a two spoons up.

2.    I bought a new riding helmet this week because my other helmet didn't seem to fit as well as I'd like.   It also lost a piece that keeps the band in place.   This new one is a lower profile with great adjustment features and I'm really liking the comfort of the fit.   Yes, that's Beau....such a great horse!

3.   I finally bought a new desk chair yesterday.   After getting rid of my very old chair, I've been using one of our dining chairs.   The problem has been that it's all wrong for sitting at a desk using a computer.   And it's been contributing to my shoulder issues.   So I have a new chair!   I bought it at Staples and it was marked way way down because it's a clearance model.   Yay!!    My massage therapist will be happy because it will help my shoulder.

4.   As much as I would like a couple of new lenses for my Nikon D7000, I keep reading about the mirrorless technology and thinking at some point that will be my camera.   It's way too soon to think about buying one because I really like my camera, and I know the features on the technology will continue to improve.    Maybe one day....

5.   I got a bug up my backside last evening about 5:30 and started washing some walls and doors in the room where the dogs spend their time.   Crazy how much dirt ends up in the house from a couple of busy ranch dogs.   My favorite cleaner?   Simple Green.   I love this product and use it for cleaning so many things.   And it smells good.   No, they haven't compensated me for saying this but I wouldn't mind gallons of the stuff to keep me supplied for years.   

And that's it!   I hope you all had a good week and enjoy your weekend.   

Tuesday Muse

I remember as a child, sitting in the grass in our back yard, looking up at the sky and finding pictures in the clouds.   Iowa has some pretty dramatic clouds and there was a lot to see with the imagination.   We have very pretty clouds in this part of California.   I have probably shared enough of them to convince you of that.   A picture really is worth a thousand words, isn't it?

I went out just before 6:00 this morning to feed the donkeys.   I had already let the dogs out to run around on the property.   The clouds that were forming in the early morning sky were enough to make me skip my first sip of coffee *gasp* and get my camera.   

I saw this.   Can you see it?   Is it a dove or Phoenix rising?   I don't know, but it was something worth capturing.

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Rolling Along

BlogLovin' has told me that I need to do a post to "claim my blog" with them.   So that's what this post is about.   Once I get this set up, you can follow me over there in case Google Friend Connect goes away and you don't want to lose track of me.   Thanks!

Time to get on with the evening events, take our dirt baths, eat dinner, and call it a night.

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Random 5 Friday

1.    I won this t-shirt on my sister's blog give-away.   It's really soft and I like it a lot.

2.    I think we might have a big crop of pomegranates this year.   We do absolutely nothing to this tree and it flourishes.   Go figure.

3.    We purchased the Buddha I showed you a couple weeks ago.   He's sitting next to the tomato plants which should be a very good thing.   There is such a peaceful feeling with Buddhas and I love having them in my yard and home.

4.    Last Christmas, Erik's daughter gave him The Executioner because he was leaving the back door open (no screen) and getting flies in his office area.   I have been practicing with it and getting much better.   You can swat and kill them in mid-air so you don't have to wait for landing.  

5.    I really like Fage yogurt and I've had it the past 4 mornings with fresh blueberries.   Now I have no more in the refrigerator and I don't know what to do about breakfast this morning.   

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