Most Evenings in the Country...

No, this is not a spooky October night. This is most nights in the summer for us and Neighbor Stan. We sit on his backporch and visit, play songs for one another, and solve the problems of the world.
There is the Lovin' Husband sitting by the tiki. He and Neighbor Stan are having a heated conversation here. About the tiki. Tikis are very important out here as that is our signal that it is ok to wander over and visit. Without Neighbor Stan's tiki, we are all very lonely people.
There is Neighbor Stan himself. He took a break from the "heated conversation" to pose for me. Very nice of you, Stan, but if you do it EVERY TIME that I take your picture, it is hard to capture the essence that IS Neighbor Stan...
There is me. Nough said there...
There is Matoike. She and her cat friends always wander over with us. I keep telling them that smoking is bad, but they insist in the keeping of their bad habits. Just look at the lengths she'll go to for nicotine!! Shame on you, Matoike.

Tree Philosophy

I like that I can see the inside of the tree clearly and the outside is fuzzy. Wouldn't it be nice if people were like that? We wouldn't pay much attention to the outside - the inside is what we would consider important and cherish about one another. If we could each see deep into other's true thoughts and feelings, I think we would all be more likely to accept one another - flaws and all.

Things that Make Me Happy

This is Violet. I found her in my backyard after a really bad storm one night. Being a Cocker Spaniel, she had dreds like Bob Marley and it took us forever to make the poor girl look like the doggy that we knew she was deep within. That was about six months or so ago. She is still recovering and sometimes goes into shell shock when it thunders, but she is so much better now. She follows us dutifully wherever we go be it inside or outside and is figuring out that life can actually be pretty fun for a dog. When no one is looking, she even runs fast enough so that her ears flop...
These two people here are my best friends hands down...they both make me happy when skies are grey.
Lady bugs definitely make me happy...thank you God for ladybugs.
Why did the turtle cross the road?
This guy really makes me happy. He is supportive, hot, makes me laugh, is kind to animals, and can play the fire out of that banjo! I don't have enough room on this post to list everything about the Lovin' Husband that makes me happy, but those are a few of the important reasons...

Uncle Dave Macon Days 2008

The little sisters came with their sweeties to support Adam and I...
Adam stole the camera ...
I keep tellin' him he shouldn't pretend to be a blind banjo player...

Adam and the man himself.
Really, I don't think he's fooling anybody.
We ran into Billy Gene and I got to jam with him for a while. What fun! Audrey and Chloe - the hunky guys in the background are their hunky boyfriends. They're nice, too. Yay!
Don't know this guy, but he looks like a likeable kind of fellow, doesn't he? At least he's not pretending to be blind!

The Lovin' Husband's first old time contest...

This is us at Smithville on the 4th of July. I can't begin to explain how much fun we had...This is our friend (playin' the fiddle) Mr. Billy Jean Hazelwood. He calls Adam the Mayor of Flat Creek!
Yes, she did, and WHAT was she thinkin' I ask you?

Just liked the way it looked... Adam waiting to compete in the Old Time Banjo contest...