Out and about this weekend

As usual, the camera was at the ready this weekend.

We took one of the many windy, country roads
out here in the hills of North Carolina
and spotted this prime photo opportunity....


This sign has always intrigued us...Now don't
you all go burying anyone without permission!


Hard at work in our garden....Well, what is
left of it after some hard rains. What we think
has survived: 2 rows of Sunflowers and 1 row
of peas


Here are some Roma tomato plants that
our neighbor kindly gave to us from his
garden. You can see the sunflowers and peas
in the background.


The neighbor's dog.....Lucy. At age 14, she
is getting a little hard of hearing, but still
considers herself the "watchdog" of the
neighborhood.

We had a visitor to our land....Our very own

"Steve Irwin" (Chris) identified this track as

a racoon's track.

On the way to our land, we spotted this critter...


Local Farmer's Market entertainment...


Ain't she cute....

Yes dear, I meant the baby on the

ground.

Brownie Points!!!

Well, if you recall my posting from 17 Aug, you will have noticed that I missed a prime opportunity to score some "Brownie Points" with the wife. And as my friends have pointed out several times, brownie points are highly perishable so you have to keep accumulating them on a regular basis.

So after my "boys only" weekend at a friend's "Hytte" (cabin), I thought it best to do what I should have done the first time we passed the "self-pick" field of sunflowers.

Here are the official greeters to the farm....



And the Norwegian sign that welcomes you to the place. Basically it tells you that the sunflowers are about 1 buck a piece, gives you some helpful hints on picking, how to care for them and "To have a nice day!"



Aha, the first victim....



And here they are looking ever so lovely in their new home...Ronaldo looks, he shoots, he scores...Brownie Points in the bag.