First Bambi

It's the 28th of June and I finally saw a fawn. Of course I named it Bambi (is there any other name for a fawn?). This is the first fawn I've seen, yet, I know there are others out there. In addition,  I've not seen a pregnant doe for almost a month. My guess, the mamas are hiding their babies in the forest until the fawns are a bit bigger, hence safer. Mother love is deep.

Progress Again

A bit more work has been done on the "winter" house. The roof has been installed and the scaffolding is down. All progress is good progress.

One day we'll be asked to do the 

"Walk-thru" but I don't know when that is going to happen.

Wildflowers

When we arrived in the "high country" it was very early spring. The aspen trees did not have leaves and the forest understory was bare. I was worried it was going to stay that way.  Six weeks later, we have lots of greenery and a few wildflowers are starting to bloom. I need to learn patience. Beware, some wildflowers have secrets.

Tiny Prairie Fleabane... looks like an aster, but it is related to a daisy

Meadow Pinks or Pinks or Spinks--the brightest flower right now...and it's related to a carnation.

Cypress spurge or Spurge--sometimes called graveyard weed. It's a toxic weed, that can cause allergies upon touching it. Touch at your own risk.

Black Henbane is sometimes called 

Stinking Nightshade and that means it's poisonous. 

 

Progress: Plywood

 Progress is being made on our new home. Last week we had trusses installed. This week, the house is getting a layer of plywood. 

The house is beginning to take shape. 

Birthday Apron

My friend Debbie loves aprons, so I made here a "jeans" apron for her Birthday. I scoured YouTube and Pinterest for pictures and directions, and developed a pattern of my own combining the best of the lot.

Here's the finished product and...

And here's Debbie wearing it. It's almost as cute as she is.

Newest Critter

I'm trying to increase my repertoire of critters. I've branched out from the basic teddy bear, to a Panda Bear. I have 2 patterns right now, and I'm deciding which one to keep. Of course, I've yet to find a pattern written in English, so these are developed from pictures. 

My Panda is a model, and he has 2 little crocheted buddies. What do you think? (BTW, these little guys both have homes, but more will come.)

Progress

 Progress is being made on our other home. The trusses went up last week. This is exciting to see.

The Great Room 

From the Back Porch

From the Back

The Entry Hall

The Front

And today I was told that a load of plywood was delivered. It's exciting when there's movement. We were given a close of escrow date of September 17. It might happen.

The Heart of Jenny Lake

Last week I took company to the Tetons. We live nearby and the mountains are always beautiful. BUT last week I actually saw the "heart of Jenny Lake." I have heard about the heart for years, but it as clear last week. Take a look

Can you see the heart? The vegetation has to be perfect in order to see it...and it was. The Tetons always have a special treat!

Sorry

It's been awhile since I've added to my blog for which I apologize. For some reason, Google (the "blog"master) won't let me sign in on my iPad and since I use the iPad far more than I use my computer, I'm not adding to the blog. I'm going to have change my ways.

In the meantime, the deer are back in the garden. There seems to be a pattern. The mamas come in the morning and the boys come in the afternoon. I've yet to see a fawn. I know there are fawns as all the mamas are skinny. When we first arrived a month ago, the mamas were definitely pregnant. Right now the all the deer are looking a little shaggy as their fur is somewhere between a heavy winter coat and a lighter summer coat. In a few weeks they will be really pretty (of course I think they are pretty right now!)

The mamas like to hang out in the sunshine on the north side of the house, but the boys like to hang out in the shade on the east side of the house. They never hang out together and never at the same time. Mamas get the morning shift and the boys get the afternoon. If you look carefully, you can see his two tiny antlers. I've been watching this guy since we first arrived and he had shiny "buttons" where he now has antlers. Each day I look for him and I swear you can see the antlers grow. The folks around here say deer antlers grow between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch per day. By the end of the season, a mature stag will have a rack with 8 to 12 points. I believe this fellow is a yearling, so he will only grow a set of prongs. Yearling males are called "wrongers" around here.

All is good in the mountains.