Friday, October 4, 2013

Random Five Friday...

It's been almost a week since I've posted, and I feel like I'm finally catching up with laundry...redding up...cleaning...and with life in general.  There's always something to do, and here is a sampling of what's happening here. I'm joining up with Nancy, at Random Five Friday today.

1. Even though most things in the garden are dying...or almost dead...the zinnias are still blooming their heads off.  I brought this bouquet in yesterday, and played around on Picasa with the picture this morning...


Zinnias are such cheery flowers, and so easy to grow!

2.  Our nephew has been doing some painting here this week.  With an old house, there's always somewhere that paint is peeling, and he did a great job.  He painted the pillars out front...painted the white wooden siding on the front porch...and here he's finishing up on the balcony ceiling!  It's amazing what some scraping and painting will do to make things look fresh and clean!


3.  Some of the harvesting is finished, but there's still more left to do.  In this picture looking to the west from the barn, you can see three fields.  The corn field on the left is late corn...planted after the last cutting of rye grass...and will be chopped for silage and put into an ag bag.  That will hopefully happen on Monday.  The corn field on the right, and the soybean field in the middle are drying down and will be combined sometime in the coming weeks...




4.  This was one of Jim's projects this morning...forking out a box pen...by hand...


5.  I think the hydrangeas are especially pretty this time of year.  I have several bushes, and they all bloom different colors in the summer, but this time of year as they are drying, I think they are at their most beautiful!


I could probably do a "random ten" or so, but I'll save the rest for another day!

Enjoy your day!


21 comments:

  1. You certainly are busy! I grew up on a farm, and I remember my mother saying many times, "there's always something to do." :-) Lovely photos! I like what you did to the zinnias.

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  2. Oh Alica what a beautiful home you have and a nephew who does excellent work is priceless. Your Zinnias are beautiful as well as the other ones I cannot spell:) right now.
    I see your crops are still keeping you very busy keep up the good work it is a bountiful season.
    Yikes by hand:)
    Hope your weeks slow down a little so you can breathe:) Hug B

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  3. This is a busy time of year and full of color and light. I love hydrangeas this time of year too! We just cut a bunch and put them in vases to dry in the house, a nice touch of summer/fall for the longer colder months :)

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  4. I love this time of year, and your pictures made it all the better! I hope you are drying some of those hydrangeas!

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  5. yay for harvest season! the blooms are beautiful.

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  6. The Zinnias are gorgeous. Love your old house!

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  7. Oh my goodness...the color of your hydrangeas is fabulous! I want them!!! aloha

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  8. gorgeous blooms! i have always wonder am i the only one who when i see a cow i have to MOO. i ask because my hubby does the same thing. i can't be the only one, right??! ( :

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  9. Oh, I love your house! We really need to paint or side our old farm house.

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  10. Beautiful pictures, Alica! Your farm and house are so nice.

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  11. I love your Hydrangeas, They are my favorite flowers in the Fall... I wish I had someone to paint my house and do some repairs. Your fields looks no nice.
    I hope that you'll find the time to slow down some.

    Have a relaxing weekend.
    Hugs,
    JB

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  12. I don't have a single thing blooming now...I am a wee bit jealous! Maybe I should get some hydrangeas! Yeah, that is a good idea!

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  13. Oh your Zinnia's and Hydrangea's are so pretty. My flowers are still blooming but weeds have sort of taken over and now with the cooler weather I'll be clearing the beds out soon. The box pen project does not look like it would be fun.

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  14. Hi Alicia. Thanks for stopping by my blog and saying hi:) I love your blog! YOur house looks lovely! Have a wonderful wknd!

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  15. I always enjoy your photos and what you have been doing. You are busy right now, getting everything ready for winter. I love your photos too.
    I hope you have a lovely weekend

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  16. Beautiful pictures. Love how charming your farmhouse is, and I love seeing those fields!

    Have a very nice weekend.
    Kerin

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  17. I've always been partial to Zinnias but every time I grow them, they end up with mildew. Your Hydrangeas are a lovely color, too. I like the colored ceiling on your porch. We're in the midst of painting - I'll be really glad when it's finished.

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  18. Love the flowers and your beautiful house! :)
    We painted our front porch last week, it sure does spruce things up.

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  19. Your home is amazing! I so want to sit on that porch and share a cup of coffee with you. I finally grew zinnias for the first time this year and they are so colorful. Thanks for the cornfield photos. I miss watching the corn grow and mature. I really enjoyed your post.

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  20. What a wonderfully productive life you live.. Beautiful photos!

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