08 June 2009

Signs of Summer--believe it or not

Yes-- that is a picture of a blue sky--- a blue sky that happened here, in Teton Valley Idaho Today. I know you can't believe it either. But it happened. It was still cold--- like 45 degrees and it cleared up in the evening so it is going to get colder. Time to wander out and cover the tomato plants and they live in a greenhouse. But there is still sunshine out there somewhere.















Here is another sure sign that summer is on its way....Some might recognize what these are. For those that don't, these are THE FIGURE 8 RACE CARS. As usual the race will be during the Teton County Fair in August. Brandon plans on racing again this year, and so does Josh--- we will have to see about that though. The rules say 16 years or older but nothing about Driver's Licenses (He won't have it until Oct).

Just for fun here are some more flower pictures from another walk around the yard. They are all pretty good pictures but someday I am going to have a macro lens that is going to let me take pictures of flowers that will look like alien landscapes I cannot wait.





This is probably my favorite of the pictures I took. It is of the apple blossoms on a neighbor's tree--- Our tree got blossoms but they weren't pretty and there weren't very many either. Our tree got broke during a snowstorm last June and it hasn't recovered.







Columbine in Grandma H's Garden , they look a little sad still but this picture is so cool . You can see all the yellow things in the center. It doesn't stand out so well from the red barn in the background though something I need to think about before I take the picture.





















my last post I mentioned what those little white flowers do to my car. Well, it looks something like this but on my car it loses some of the charm of course. Well it I am off to save my daughter from herself and my tomatoes from the frost.

02 June 2009

Another Rainy Day





This has been our second rainy day this week. I sat inside feeling rather trapped wondering what I could possibly do today. On days like today everyone is a little stressed out. We are all on edge and we tend to argue more. My children really like being outdoor pets! Does anyone else have issues like these on rainy days? It always seems like the first couple weeks of June in Teton Valley are always this way. Jim checked the weather and it looks like we have 10 days more or less of this same weather.

I did notice that all this rain and the warmer weather has made the trees flower. So I took my camera for a walk around my yard and Grandma Hartshorn's next door. These are the pictures
I took.


The lilacs are blooming at least on this one bush
I wish there was a way to post the way they smell.









These flowers are on the Canadian Choke Cherry in my front yard. It looks beautiful but it is a mess. It leaves little white petals all over my car that is parked next to it









I am not sure what this one is but it lives in grandma's backyard flower bed. I think it is a small tulip it was just so cute.








This year the Bleeding Hearts over at Grandma's
are just amazing.











This doesn't have any flowers right now but it is pretty. This is the peppermint in the greenhouse. The roof is open right now and it loves this rainy, cool weather. I guess around here it is May showers bring June flowers.