For several years now, we have let the spring dandelions take over our yard for weeks before we begin mowing in order to help out the bees but this year we are taking it a step further and ceased mowing at all in some areas and let nature take over. I love the resulting wildflowers and know it...

Lucky this year, we have had 2 beautiful stretches of warm weather. Frosty in the morning and it nicely warms up to 70 by afternoon.

This the creek that runs through the back of our property. Usually this time of year it's roaring, but because the lack of rain, it just rambles on.

On December 9, 2006, we went on the most incredible horse back ride through Cold Creek Outfitters in Phoenix, Arizona. I have ridden horses in many places: the jungle, beach, pastures. But I had never ridden a horse in the desert before. It was amazing. I love Westerns. The desert seemed like...