Monthly Archives: May 2014

Living in the country

Posted on May 30, 2014 by youngholm

If I can get Arlin out of the pool, We can get to some new crafting ideas. Sent from my iPad

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California king snake

Posted on May 29, 2014 by youngholm

I found this beautiful California king snake outside our house at 5:00 pm today. King snakes eat rattlesnakes, so I was glad to let it slither away into the ivy. The tiles are 12 inches on a side, so this … Continue reading →

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Plums, figs, and corn

Posted on May 25, 2014 by youngholm

None of them ready, but all on the way.

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Homemade birdbath

Posted on May 25, 2014 by youngholm

I’ve seen large birds bathing in the channel of the water feature, but it’s too deep, and the flow is too strong, for small birds. So I rigged up this birdbath using a rainspout trough. The water supply comes from … Continue reading →

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Let’s gang up on Kai

Posted on May 20, 2014 by youngholm
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Mutton busting at the Coarsegold rodeo

Posted on May 11, 2014 by youngholm
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The Coarsegold rodeo

Posted on May 11, 2014 by youngholm

We went on Sunday, May 4, the last day of the rodeo. As you can see, we had a wonderful time.

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It’s a cornfield AND a hummingbird bath!

Posted on May 11, 2014 by youngholm

The cornfield has a water supply, but it isn’t part of the timed irrigation system, so I have to run a sprinkler manually. This morning, when I came to turn the sprinkler off, I found that several hummingbirds were enjoying … Continue reading →

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