Ice Cream Celebration

We had our last Girl Scout Meeting this week. We always try to think of something fun to do to finish the year. Last year it was a pool party and this year, it was a trip to Malley's for ice cream after school. To make it even more special, our name was on the marquee! And to make things even more hectic for us, Kiera and her friend, J had dance pictures at the same time as our ice cream party...they missed the group pic, but we managed to snap a few pics of them in their costumes with the sign. This is our fourth year of Girl Scouts. This year the girls bridge from Brownies to Juniors! We had a small bridging ceremony on the playground after our sweet treat. Also, to sweeten our day, we invited the other third grade troop to join us for ice cream! 

Bridge of Dreams

Last weekend, Kiera had a volleyball tournament in Columbus. We stayed in a hotel Friday night and Saturday after the tournament, we headed to the farm. On our drive to the farm, we stopped at the "Bridge of Dreams" an old railroad bridge that was converted into a covered bridge.  I asked Kiera her dream, and she said "To find another turtle."

Farm Fun

We took a ride in the golf cart up the hill behind the cabin to try 

again to search for mushrooms. We didn't have any luck in the

fungi department, but we did have fun!

Side view of the cabin

 Exploring

ferns!

 This rock wall separates our land and serves as

a border...the land on the other side of the wall (not ours)

was once a farmer's field, so all the rocks that were in the

field were pushed to form a border between the properties.

The rocks are so mossy and beautiful!

 Rock, paper, scissors anyone?

Dave says this is proof that paper beats rock!

Moss + Ferns = Love

Someday we'll save up for an ATV, but for

now, we're thankful for our little golf cart!

Barn update...We're having patio put in on the bank wall
of the barn.  Dave says on a real barn, it's called an approach,
like a driveway into the barn. You can see the supports holding
the barn, called deadmen, which help to stabilize the barn, which
will be covered up with the new patio. The walls of the patio are
covered in barn stone to match the bank wall. 

Old lamp post that we'll someday restore

We thought we finally had a Purple Martin in our

Purple Martin house, but it turns out, it was a tree swallow.

The one on top is a decoy, but the one on the lower bar

is a real bird. And that blue sky is real too...such a beautiful day!

Weekend Update

Let there be light! Dave installed 4 lights in the beam. The

open spot will be filled with a fan.

80 degree day in April, yes please!

Our view as we fished

We're working to extend the rock wall around the entire cabin,

and as we picked up a rock, we discovered this salamander!