Country Living...

The sky wakened me early this morning. The mix of sun and cloud (and dare I say, a bit of pollution too) made streaks of pink and blue ribbons that called out silently, yet I felt an urgency as I knew this show wouldn’t last long so I sat up, stuffed some pillows around me, and let the morning happen.

When the colors stared to pale I noticed how pleasant the borrowed landscape from our neighbors added to the country charm… Steve and Kathy’s big old barn, full now with the resent harvest and John and Ester’s sheep grazing in the meadow, goats and llamas keeping a watchful eye.

I heard that llamas will scare away the coyotes. A good thing too as I watch one dash along our fence line.
The garden is full of surprises now too.

There are many unexpected combinations and the grasses along the borders are doing their best to hide our house and the old barn. Arleigh wants to take it down…the old barn, build a new one, but I’ve been lobbying to keep the old one…much more eco friendly and besides, it’s so practical.

I see the lights coming on in the neighbor’s kitchen. I’ll wander over and see if they have a few extra eggs. There are some left over new potatoes in the fridge that we like to put in our frittata. We picked up some organic tomatoes just down the road so I’ll add them too and a bit of fresh basil.