Guarding the PEACHES

It's almost peachtime in St. George again and our little 4 foot peach tree is about ready. But the chipmunks and raccoons know that too and made an early incursion into our crop and got several green peaches. Hope they got a belly ache. This inspired my hubby to build a net enclosure around our tree which seems to be working. Let you know in a few weeks the results.

Look at those luscious peaches ripening on our tiny tree

Pounding these plastic stakes into the hard ground, needed a metal rod first

Covered over wtih nylon net with ends secured to ground with rocks

Relief Society Field Trip

Visited our newly restored  Tabernacle in town with a group of friends from my church. Enjoyed seeing and appreciating the  handicraft of this historic building lovely redone to be earthquake resistant and stronger.

Before and after up above

Mold for grape cluster on trim inside, also cotton blossoms

Clouds are Here!

On our recent trip to Oregon and back, I took several photos of clouds and found it amazing how differently they can look. You can almost see objects, faces, etc in them. Take a look and see what you see.

Family is what life is about...

Establishing a home where children are welcomed, loved and nurtured, is so important and hopefully inspires them to start families of their own. Reunions and other special occasions, holidays and just ordinary days give us the opportunity to reach out to each other with hugs and support in our individual journeys. Families are needed. I've enjoyed reconnecting with various families from my past this summer. My first family I joined when I married into the Hatches, then visiting my hubby's Floyd family on the Oregon coast and after that attending a funeral of a beloved cousin Keith Renstrom who joined our Johnson family when he married my cousin Jody back in 1966. He was 97 and had lived a good long life.

Three lovely daughters l-r Alicia, Katherine and Sarah with their dad Allen

Sarah the organizer and hubby Chuck taking a selfie

Visitor looking lonely

Lots of mouths to feed and excellent food cooked by the daughters

Grand kids galore but some missing oldest daughter Deborah's family

Lots of game playing and puzzle making as well as beach activities

Cooks in action: Katherine and Sarah

Role playing games enthralled all ages

Adrianne enjoys a new book of fairy tales to read

Sarah's daughter Karrah enjoys Aunt Katherine reading to her

Step grandmother Lin reads to Karrah while her sister Annalise listens.

There's a smile from the patriarch Allen with Sarah and tasty burritos

Captive audience enjoys lots of family slides from the good old days.

Showing off his dad's Distinguishing Flying Cross

Oregon Coast Photos

After 3 long days of traveling through hot  barren desert highways we found Oregon...beautiful and green with temperatures in the low 60s and a very cool ocean breeze.

Beautiful calmness or nature invites relaxation

Foggy coolness envelopes the beach.

Beauty that continues mile after mile

The rhythm of waves never stops ever

Bundled up to keep warm

Everywhere is green-ness at Cape Perpetua

Love the Oregon Coast-beauty everywhere

Lighthouse hidden in trees, would be fun to live in that house

Beauty in every vista

Please take my photo!

Exciting cliff views everywhere

 

 

Time to head home over pine covered hills

Three more days of driving and we are back to our high desert home.

Home again safely...

After 8 days of traveling more than 2000 miles round trip from St. George via Scipio, Utah via Ely, Nevada via Burns, Oregon arriving in Lincoln City, Oregon we enjoyed several days of socializing with family and celebrating the Fourth of July in cool temps try 67 degrees or cooler. Then we made the 3 day journey home via Klamath Falls, Oregon to Hawthorne, Nevada then home to St. George where it's today 107 degrees. What a change but welcome to be HOME AGAIN.

Three sisters mountain peaks near Burns, Oregon

Such tall trees on the side of the road.

Lakes along the way

Enjoying a nature walk in an almost rain forest

So cool and refreshing, look at the size of those ferns

Moss on trees!

Ocean view from our nature walk

Beautiful flowers everywhere