The family farm

This gate is to a house that stands on a farm that has seen 6 generations

The original homesteaders and many of their 11 children lie beneath the sod on a hill not far away

Those that wait for a chance to reunite with them still gather together here

The congestion of vehicles parked in back is a sign they were anxious to get inside to see familiar faces.

They share meals, stories, good times and bad while sitting on the porch or around a table inside

Sometimes they meet in the wooded areas for holidays and picnics

Then they drive back to their own homes and while remembering the families that began there

They look forward to the next event that binds them together.

Photo glimpses of 8/2-8/13

FMS Photo a Day 8/2-13.  Because life is my vacation and I've been vacationing away from my computer, here are photo's for the past 11 days.

8/13  Simple.
Cowboy ingenuity at it's best.

8/12 Spoon.
Found these two spoons on a playground today.  Some body's momma is going to be m.a.d.

8/9 Messy
(but delicious according to little grand)

8/8 Glasses. They bring things into focus for me!

8/7. 8:00 PM

A dozen drops of rain, but a bit of rainbow was rewarded any way!

8/6 Writing
My favorite cook book is well used.  Since receiving it for a wedding gift in 1970, I have made many things in it and left many notes for my oldest grand daughter who asked for it when I'm gone.  I even left the little invitation she & I made for a tea party with her grandad when she was a very young girl.

8/5 Logo
The United States Patent logo on mugs presented to my hubs. 
He has several!

8/4 Somewhere I sat

8/2 One.
Sorry, mom, I didn't know you planned to make a cake and needed more than one egg...