Golden Birthday

'Wish my mom could have lived to celebrate this birthday.

Dad's work

Loading trucks full of leaves

Dad collected all the mowers from the missionary homes for service and winter storage.

Dad doing the Spanish translation for our guests from Uruguay and the Tateokas.

Dad's fall work

         Dad dumping the leaves in the giant compost pile.

For Z for Halloween

O Mr. Jack O'Lantern

You're such a funny sight

With crooked teeth

And a squashed in nose

And eyes the color of candlelight.

I'll put you in my window,

And when I go to bed,

You'll scare the people in the street,

O funny pumpkin head!

Hope you have fun on Halloween!

 

My Favorite Sculpture

Time to wash and wax the bronze statues of Joseph and Hyrum Smith on horseback, depicting their ride to Carthage where they were martyred for their beliefs. It was on this ride that Joseph's companions recorded that he said, "This is the loveliest place and the best people on earth. Little do they know the trials that await them." They rode up this bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.

The scaffolding is in place now it is time to wash. Notice how dull they look.

A squirt of ivory dish detergent and warm water will do it.

The next day they are dry and ready for a coat of Renaissance wax. They will look so pretty and gleaming when we get done. The wax prevents them from turning green from weathering.

Sister Atkinson is my companion at Conservation. Those clouds gathering in the west brought in a cold front and rain storm that started about 60 seconds after we packed up our gear and left.

River Turtle

These are photos from June that I never got around to posting.

 A river turtle who came up to the cornfield to lay her eggs.

There are many more eggs deep down.

Hardly can tell when she is finished covering it up.
The next day the hole was all dug up and most of the eggs gone. I covered up the hole when I saw it. The following day it was all dug up and the rest of the eggs were gone. You can't fool racoons.

The wild animals here aren't so wild. They must feel the sweet peace of Nauvoo.

10-11-12

"Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo"

George and Agatha

Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo

Last scene of the play

The grass is always greener on the other side of summer.

T has down time with Grandma; Z sets a beautiful family get together table..