Planting, Painting, Piddling and other stuff….
Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 18-05-2011
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Number 2 son came over again today. I always put him to work and I don’t really mean to, it just works out that way. And he is so nice to never complains and he works so darn fast. I have trouble keeping up. I won’t go over everything he did today but I kept him plenty busy planting, squash and okra. He makes it look easy. We have a joint effort in painting rocks also. His Mom picks the rocks to be painted and she picks most of the scriptures and he prints the scripture on the rock. He has a beautiful print. Then they allow me to paint flowers and grass and other stuff, such as vines, etc on the rocks and then we give them to family and friends. They turn out pretty good and we have received several complements on our work. They have been well received by those recipients or so it seems anyway. Anyway, the printing process goes a lot faster than the painting process so I have to catch up in the next couple of days on my “rock painting”. Some are used as decorations in the house, one is out by a tree planted in honor of a lady son who recently passed away, one or more is door stops. I painted some with flowers and no scriptures that decorate our patio. But anyway, it is a fun project that No. 2, Sweetie and I enjoy doing. Then later in the day No. 2 daughter dropped by and we had not seen her in forever (seems like) and we played ketch up on our visiting…So good to see her and her guy and getting some serious visiting in.
My back yard has been visited by a Scott Oriole, a beautiful bird, two days in a row now. I think he has a nest close by and I am delighted that he has chosen my yard to feed and water in. He took a real good bath in the bird bath, he stayed in a long time and he ran of a Robin who was wanting to bath. What a pleasure it is for me at the end of a day to sit on my back patio and watch the show put on by God’s little creatures. Very relaxing.
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I had forgotten about all of that rock painting and rock gardening around Albuquerque. How anyone would want to grow a rock I’d never know? I guess I will never retire there. It is beyond me how I would ever convince my wife to raise anything as “dead as a doornail” as a rock when she is use to raising green, edible things, beautiful, colorful roses, and rare orchids. A rock, regardless of the artistry on it, just won’t do.
sorry…..its a pleasure for us….
I love the rock gardens and rock artistry in New Mexico. I have thought about creating a rock garden in Alabama, but it would stand out like a “sore thumb”!! I don’t have a green thumb and working in flowers is not my favorite pass time. The decorated rocks sound beautiful to me.
Thanks, we enjoy doing it. It takes me a while to get the rocks painted, therefore keeping me busy for several days after no.. 2 son gets the scriptures on the rocks.
I have to say that I am the proud recipient of 3 rocks painted by my Pappy, his Sweetie, and his #2 son (AKA: My Dad). Each rock is unique; adding interesting detail and color to my newly 1 day extreme-make-over back yard. I appreciate the talents that have been passed from the author of this blog, to his son, and now to me. I couldn’t ask for better family, or prettier rocks!
Thanks Darling….I appreciate that plug and I just happened to have rock painting on the agenda for today…I think you are going to enjoy your “new” back yard…it is nice. Paps