Garden Update

Window box plants are thriving. Both upstairs and

downstairs.

View of the garden from above….the Russian Sage has really taken off this year.

Randy uses alfalfa pellet tea for once a week fertilizing….stinks but it works.

The pumpkins are going crazy.

We have some pretty flowers all around the garden this year.

Lots of carrots.

Tomatoes are coming but we are still dealing with the curly leaf issue.

Raspberries too! I can't believe the elk haven't found them as they are planted along the fence line.

Wales Part IV

Just a cute little post office.

More of the coastal path.

Having a bite to eat in a Tappas restaurant. Ayla is such a good eater. Loves all kinds of food.

The restaurant had all kinds of meats on display.

Ayla loves dogs and she wanted this one at the Gap store in Bath. Daddy bought it for her.

Bath is such a beautiful city. They have taken good care of the old stone buildings.

I am missing bath time each evening with this little one.

Ayla got her first pair of shoes while we were visiting and she came very close to taking her first steps.

We wish they didn't live so far away!

Wales Part III

We took a small plane trip to view the Welsh coastline.

We had a map and tried our best to locate cities and sites of interest. (Wish I had that map right now as I cannot remember the names of these places.)

There is a coastal path that can be hiked. You can do the whole thing and camp along the way or you can just do short sections.

This is St. David's…..the smallest city in the UK. It gets to call itself a city because it has a cathedral. It was a lovely little town.

Wales Part II

We had fun with Timmy who loves to go to the beach and chase after his ball.

These photos are of Tenby. It's a resort down on the sea and is quite busy during the tourist season.

Folks from all over the UK rent vacation apartments or cottages.

We did have some lovely fish and chips here.

Shifty said this building used to be a zoo. It's right on the water.

Love the stone buildings and gardens.

Wales Part I

After a ten hour plane ride, we needed to drive another 4 hours to Emily and Shifty's house. We stopped in Cardiff for a bite to eat.

I could have shot garden gates and fences all day long.

This is walking near Emily and Shifty's house. Everything was green and lush. Quite a contrast from the dry southwest.

We went to the local butcher shop for quite a bit of meat. Emily and Alex support the local shops rather than buying food at Tesco's (like Safeway). The butcher was roasting a whole pig for someone's party.

We went down to the docks in Milford Haven as they were having a festival to celebrate Fish Week.

Lots of local food products for sale.

Shifty keeps his sailboat here. He races every Wednesday evening. (It didn't get dark until about 10:30 at night.)

Shifty's boat is to the right of the bigger boat on the left side of the photo.

We enjoyed walks to the beach.