An Update in Pictures...

So things have been a little busy lately, which means that I haven't updated the blog...

Since the strawberries are done, I no longer have a real good excuse- so I thought I'd post a few pictures to update the masses on the exciting life and times of the Held Family.

Miss Ginger came to visit over Memorial Day weekend while Nancy and Melvin took a short vacation. She settled right in and had herself a nice time...and thought the toy my mom bought for Pepper was super fun! Even though she had fun at our house playing with Pepper- and her toys- she was very glad to get home.

For some more Memorial Day fun, Mary Ann called to let us know that there was a calf without a mother in the pasture. Nick rescued him and we are having fun taking care of the little guy. It turned out that his mama had twins and we're not sure if she rejected him or if it was because he's mostly blind and couldn't see well enough to feed. Either way, he's ours now. The highlight of my morning the last week or so has been giving him breakfast. He eats with gusto! I know I shouldn't get too attached because odds are good he'll end up as freezer beef. Kind of too late for that though...

In other cuteness on the farm...
Nancy found a litter of kittens in the lilies near the garden. There are 3 of them... this little guy is the bravest of the three and let me take his picture. There's not much that phases him... he enjoyed watching Nick and Mel work in the garden last night, checked out Hannah, and comes right over to say hello. This morning, his mama had moved all three down by the shop. I hope she'll actually move them INTO the shop or barn, as it's supposed to rain today.

Melvin was planting some sudan grass for the cattle to munch on later this summer. I'm sure he's real glad Nick bought me the camera with the 10X zoom for my birthday!

The baby chicks aren't so little anymore. We moved them out to the big girl coop about a month ago and they are enjoying life in their new pad.

The lilies are in bloom along the road by the garden. Too bad the ugly construction sign is messing up the beauty.

Ahh... that's better!

The hydrangea's are also in full bloom. Nick picked a few for me the other evening. So pretty!

Boots is the queen of our yard. She considers the whole place hers and will even chase off the other cats if they set paw on HER yard. We love her though...it's nice to know she looks after the place.