Sometimes it feels like there is so much trouble everywhere that it is hard to be optimistic. That's why the I Like Thursday posts are so wonderful .... it gives every sharer a chance to speak positive and shove the negative aside. Leeanna from Not Afraid of Color is our host and there's a lot of goodness to be read if you'd care to take a gander!
Of course I'll start with a walk with Gracie. This was taken last weekend. I don't like to walk a ways and then turn around and return on the same course. Gracie & I can go down the bike trail to the right and then cut through to a private gravel road that runs alongside the bike trail. We get to see different things. In order to return to the bike trail to go home, we have discovered that someone mows a trail to connect the two -- the gravel road to the bike trail. Look how thick the growth would be to go through. Nope! We would not be taking this little side trip if not for the nice person that mows us a path. Thank you, nice person!!!
Wednesday morning the air was so heavy! We had fog or haze or something. It was pretty with the buildings in the back and the mature corn in the front.
This was also taken Wednesday morning. I call this the "Bunny Trail" because Gracie can usually spot a bunny or two along the way. Look how mature that corn has gotten. Fall is certainly around the corner and the farmer will have this down before long. Notice it is still foggy-ish!
Speaking of Fall, last Sunday the neighbor's tree went from this ...
To this ....
I've starting noticing leaves on the ground around here. Yes, Fall is coming!
Saturday was the Kentucky Derby. Can't watch a derby without a mint julep! Thanks to my neighbor for providing the mint!! It was strange to be watching the derby this year at Labor Day instead of Mother's Day but Mom & I still had fun!
Dinner needed to be easy after all that derby excitement (and juleps!) so it was salad, home fries, and bratwursts. Oh yes, and of course a glass of wine. The brats were jalapeno & cheddar cheese. Needed something to help wash them down.
I did get these pictures from my son & DIL over the weekend.
Brody waiting patiently to eat breakfast al fresco.
The chef on the outdoor Blackstone Grill. My son loves cooking especially if it's outdoors. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Blackstone Grill, charcoal, or smoker. He's game!
Yay! Chow time!
I hope this post has brought a smile to your face or at least caught your interest in the name of optimism. Have a great finish to your week!
wonderful!!! The whole thing, first a long walk with Gracie to work up an appetite, then of course you had to sip something and the wine was there, and went so well with that dinner. Now... where were your derby hats???
ReplyDeleteHi Susie! What delightful photos, each more fun that the next. Gracie looks like she enjoys her walks very much, especially all the different scents she finds. Gosh, your little guy Brody is so cute. I love to grill like you son but maybe not as often. Usually just dinner during the week and additionally lunch on the weekends. ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in that first photo. Yes, we're starting to see some trees changing here, too. Yay for the grilling guy.
ReplyDeleteLovely areas to walk! It’s feeling like fall in our area too! Cool nights, warmish days. But definitely needing a coat for an after supper walk. DH and I have discussed moving our walk to before the 5 o’clock news! I hate to give it up!
ReplyDeleteYour Kentucky Derby supper looks yummy! Thanks for the happy post!
Food, time with mom, walks in beautiful places with a trusty dog...life can't get much better.
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Love your walks and how cool someone mows the path. I looked at the sides and all I thought of was ticks, and snakes! Sweet Kentucky Derby celebration, and all the fun with family and food. Great likes.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like such a nice walk, and lots of good smells for Gracie! Glad you had fun celebrating the Derby with your mom and the mint juleps, too! But where are your hats? :) Breakfast cooked outdoors on the grill sounds yummy! Hope you had a great Thursday!
ReplyDeleteA lovely post full of cheery things....thanks to you and Gracie for sharing your walk x
ReplyDeleteHere in VT we are beginning to see stray leaves on the ground and some color in the trees. It won't be long til there's a real burst of color. It's my favorite time of year, but also sad at the same time. Summer is always far too short!
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