Photo #182 2012

Electricians nightmare-not mine-thank goodness!

Since making our move to Northern California

our lives are so much more low key and relaxed!

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Photo #181 2012

Water Tank on Highway 97 outside of Dorris

Photo #180 2012

So deer don't eat potatoes?

HAH!

This morning I went out to the garden to water

and "Ack" was the first thing out of my mouth....

the second were the words "Greedy bastards"

Deer will eat anything if they want to..... 

Hopefully the potatoes will still produce something?

Photo #179 2012

Aspen Grove

I drive by this a lot and keep saying

I must stop and take a photo...

So I did.

Photo #178 2012

Yesterday I took a little drive to the alpaca farm.

My garden needed a nitrogen boost and

they sell "Alpaca Pooh" for $2 a bag!

Such a deal and such a cute little guy here.

Photo #177 2012

Shopping Northern California style....

my veggie garden needs a jumpstart...

Photo #176 2012

This photo is dedicated to Jim Swindle and another Jim who both

found the images I posted earlier from this garden intriguing

So, Jim Swindle- and Jim from Montgomery, Texas 

here's a shot of the whole garden!

You can find Jim S.'s blogs here:

http://cleancartoons.blogspot.com/

and here:

http://vineandfig.blogspot.com/

and the other Jim's blogs are here:

http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/

http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/

and here

http://jimmiehov8.blogspot.com/

and if you missed the other two images here are those links:

http://kathewordaday.blogspot.com/2012/06/word-175.html

and

http://kathewsnapaday.blogspot.com/2012/06/photo-174-2012.html

Photo #175 2012

Subtle shadows

Yummy dessert

Found at Trinity Cafe in Mt Shasta California

http://www.yelp.com/biz/trinity-cafe-mount-shasta

For more Shadow Shot Sundays go here:

http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/ 

Photo #174 2012

Interesting garden art in swampy front yard.

Photo #173 2012

Another disappeared window !

This one will become a medecine cabinet

This second floor bathroom window had

to accomodate the new roof line.

Tomorrow I will show the other side of both 

"disappeared windows". It'll make more sense then. 

Photo #172 2012

Temporary loss of view

I'll have my window back soon.....

it'll be a stained glass window opening

up into our art hall leading to our bedroom.

Photo #170.5 and 171 2012

 Every hydrant needs flowers............

....and so do vegetable gardens!

Pretty soon my plants can all be outside plastic protection! 

Photo #169 and 170 2012

Some more photos of Sue's Flower Garden

 I love the fragrance of peonys...

Lovely clematis-look out-the deer will eat them!

Photo #168 2012

Yippee Skippee.....Summer is definitely here!

H 89° L 56°

Weed, CA 96094

for more Sunday Shadow Shots go here: 

http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/

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http://www.showmyface.com/

 

Photo #167 2012

Our addition is really taking shape now!

Whooppee!

Photo #166 2012

YUM!

One of our favorite dinners-

Browned butter with sage and winter squash gnocci!

Here's the recipe:

http://katheworsley.blogspot.com/2010/12/w-is-for-winter-squash-gnocci.html

Photo #135 2012

Raise the Roof Carpenters!

Today our trusses arrived!

The crane operator was amazing! 

He operated the crane with incredible finesse

and skill. He made it look so easy!

 Upside down trusses and right side up mountains.

Crane operator delivering last piece...

View from the back of the addition.

Jason sets down the last delivered truss. 

Now the carpenters will nail them

and our roof will begin to take shape!

Amazing.

Photo #164 2012

A stretchy view of our landscaping project.

When we bought our 10 acre property a few months back

we did not realize that the over abundant Manzanita

was such a fire hazard. Well, we learned quick enough

and hired some help in removing a good deal of it

so if a fire were to come through our home would

be more secure . Now our Oak trees can actually breathe

and will be healthier.
We will also plant some conifers once the rains start this fall.

It's interesting living in a forest.

You can look here for more prohect photos:

http://kathewordaday.blogspot.com/2012/06/word-161-and-few-more.html

Photo #163 2012

BZZZZZZZZZ

Poppy with bee #1

Poppy with bee #2

Photo #162 2012

MOO

While driving to the neighbors for eggs

I had to stop and snap this bucholic view.

Photo #161 and 161.5 2012

 Stalebread Scottie and the Old Napper

Playing toe-tapping music.

Great fiddle playing by the Old Napper
AKA Eric Knoblauch
https://www.facebook.com/equalexchange?sk=app_273158289439461#!/eric.knoblauch.5

We went on down to Dunsmuir CA for dinner

and syncronicity struck again with our luck

in getting to listen to these two musicians who

ride the rails and play for tips.

It is "Railroad Days" in Dunsmuir this weekend

and they just rode in from New Orleans yesterday.

We bought a few CD's and Stalebread Scottie is also on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/equalexchange?sk=app_273158289439461#!/stalebread.scottie

Never a dull day up here in Northern California!

Photo #159 and 160

Oak stump with Oak seedling 

There have been forest fires in the past

that have gone through our property.

Starting today we will be removing a lot

of the flammable manzanita that cause

small fires to become big fires.

It's a 3-4 day project and not cheap,

but necessary when living in a forest.

Butterfly on Manzanita

Photo #158 and 158.5

Construction update

Yesterday morning

Yesterday afternoon
Some insulation got tucked in before the
subflooring had to be put down before
the rains show up again. Russell is going
to have to install the remainder by
going under into the crawl space.

Photo #157 2012

Yet another diminuitive wildflower

It always amazes me the detail in something so tiny

Photo #156 2012

Immigrants from Portugal, especially the Azore Islands,

settled after the California gold rush of 1849

in the area now known as Hawkinsville.

It was the only Portugese dominated mining settlement

that persisted throughout the latter part of the 19th century.

The need for a Catholic church soon arose and it was either 

Father Patrick Farrelly or Father Fernandes that

was responsible for establishing the church and offering the first mass.

The present building has been erected in the spring of 1858 by

a Henry Egbert; it was first used as a saloon and then a meat market.

Eventually it was remodeled and consecrated as the 

Church of the Immaculate Conception and it's first Mass

was celebrated in 1878. Today the church is used only

during the Holy Ghost Festival in June of each year

for the Festival Mass of Thanksgiving.

Around the turn of the 20th century this crown and it's

scepter was brought over from Portugal so the

tradition of the Holy Ghost Festival could continue.

The first Festival Queen was crowned in 1900 and that

same crown and scepter is used today.

The Festival commemorates a miracle in the 14th century

which ended a famine; thus the significance of the

bread distributed after Mass.

You can view more photos taken at this years Festival here:
http://katheworsley.blogspot.com/2012/06/112th-holy-ghost-festival-in.html

Photo #155 2012

Wild Rose

Our new home has so many wildflowers around it.

I'll be learning a lot this year!

Photo #154 2012

My vegetable garden is finally growing! 

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Photo #153 2012

Finally we are out of the dirt

and the true building begins!

Looking down from our little bedroom balcony