I was inside the other day (I need to get out more), and the children all tumbled in, talking over one another excitedly. Before I can get out a 'what in the world?', they drag me outside because "you **MUST** see this"!!

I'll admit, I thought that it was going to be bad news, like the fence was broken, etc.. But I was wrong... it was this:


This picture is not Photoshopped. And in person, it was a real showstopper. I was speechless (and, if you know me, that's not an easy thing to do)!



After I gathered my wits, we took the photo, and I told the crew, that they were right... this absolutely was a must see!

We watched the sun go down, and took some more pics:














The lights in this photo are my nearest neighbors' (about 2 acres away) power pole lights... it was about 7:30pm.

And just in time to work on the next column... although, I'll have a lot of work to do to catch up. I'm looking at purchasing a Mantis tiller and furrow maker at Sears, to make the plowing easier.... one of the benefits of having triple digit temperatures, is that the fall planting must be delayed. That gives me a little more time to get everything done :-).

Dad called me today; he is having extensive dental work done, and he's really tired now. He says that the work itself wasn't too bad, but holding his mouth open for four hours (!!) has made his jaw tired. So, he's off to bed, poor baby! {{{Dad}}}

The sunsets here are absolutely fabulous... I'm going to have to fire up my digicam and start taking pictures. Glorious, beautiful, colorful sunsets. The sunrises are pretty nice as well, but I'm usually asleep for those :->!