Moon gazing

After Jonathan and I got home, Jonathan said he wanted to get the telescope out tonight.
This would be the first time that we have used it for more then watching the sheriff when he pulls people over on St Rt 49. LOL!!
It ended up being a great night. We watched the Crescent Moon go from white to yellow. Also, I had no idea that we would actually be able to see the craters on the moon as well as we could. I had myself a bit creeped out thinking I might see something move up there.
I can now hardly wait for the next full moon!! Should be pretty awesome.

Tomato Plant?

We seem to have a mystery plant growing in our garden. I have noticed that smaller versions of this plant have been popping up in our garden. Well, this one popped in just the right place. Just to be curious, I decided to let it grow since it had plenty of room. The bigger it got, the more it started to look like a tomato plant. After looking at the plant today, I am more convinced that this is indeed a tomato plant.

Due to my lack of gardening knowledge, I have felt for the past year and a half like I have been wing'in it. Just sticking seeds and plants in the ground and hoping they would grow.

I now have a new first in my gardening experience. I was at work yesterday when the light bulb went off with my answer to the mystery tomato plant.

It seems that the rotten/yucky Roma tomatoes from last year, that got tossed back into the garden as compost, are now actually starting to grow on there own in my garden. Some of the many weeds that I have been pulling are actually tomato plants. I'm sure most of you seasoned gardeners are aware of this possibility, but it is a total surprise to me. I wasn't even thinking that this could happen when we were throwing last years tomatoes back into the garden.

So now, it seems I have a third kind of tomato growing in my garden this year.

Is anyone going to need some tomatoes this year???

Garden Check

Below are some pictures of this years garden. This year, Jonathan expanded it for me buy 10 feet towards the house. This also means that I am now unable to get the whole garden in one picture when it is ll grown up. This years count is: 1 row of peas (which we are currently battling the barn bunny for) 7 1/2 tows of corn, 2 Big Beef Tomato plants, 1 Joe Petersheim tomato plant (talk to Jonathan's mother on that one) an 1 Green Pepper plant.
a great shot of the peas and the early corn just getting there silks.

Picture of the late corn, tomato plants and the pepper plant. Also my sad attempt of planting marigolds along the perimeter.

A great picture of or peppers. Looks like this could be our first pick of the season!

Maybe I will plan a pepper recipe this weekend!

It's Been 2 Years already!!

This is a very big day for Jonathan and I. It's our 2 year wedding anniversary. It's just another day for most, but to us, it's a very important day.

I can't believe it's been 2 years already!!

Even though I tell my husband I love him every day, today it means so much more. It's hard to believe that two people that have very different back grounds with very different upbringings could be a likely match. Once again, proof that only God would pair up this match to form a great team. He obviously knew what the other needed when he paired us up.

I guess now we are no longer considered "The Newlyweds" and now slowly moving into "the old married couple" category.

I know that I have posted this picture above before, but to me, as goofy as it is, it's a great description of our lives. It's a picture of me being out of my element, and still having complete trust in my husband to get us through the ride. And I'm sure that God has something to do with that too.

So, to my husband, I am playing our wedding song on this blog. I know that you were never crazy about this song because you thought it was over played, but to me, it was perfect for our perfect day.

Just when I think I couldn't possibly love you any more then I do, my heart continues to grow with each day. I so look forward to our many more adventures together.

Happy Anniversary Babe.

Weekend in Illinois

This past weekend we headed to Chicago to visit my Aunt Marj. She and her family live in Wayne/St. Charles, Illinois ( a Chicago suburb) and operate an Alpaca farm. They also have an Alpaca farm just down the road and one in Kentucky. They buy, sell, breed and also board Alpacas for others along with there own animals. They often travel and participate in Alpaca shows with there prize animals. Below are some of the great pictures we got before the camera died.
Thanks Aunt Marj for the great weekend!! We look forward to coming back soon!
This is Fanny. The OBVIOUSLY ferocious Great Piraneses dog that guards the animals.

The 2 newest babies on the farm at a few weeks old. As it turned out, they had a new baby born the day after we left. MAN!! only missed it by a day!

random grazing.

This is Casanova. One of there prize studs. I was told he makes beautiful babies, but now he is starting to get old.

The babies chasing each other.

This little guy as you can see, is not the least bit afraid of us. I thought he should be called Buster. He loved our attention, but then wanted to play. This means he became pretty aggressive with us. He eventually was chasing us and trying to kick. But he was pretty darn cute!!

Jonathan giving that attention to Buster. We needed to watch our backs around him. He was liable to come up from behind us and want to "play" at any time.

These animals are absolutely beautiful creatures and relatively tame. As you can see, we can roam there pasture without too much worry. Just wish we could have been there to see the new baby being born. Oh well. Maybe next time.