Another Family Reunion

We attended the annual reunion of my Mom's family this past Sunday. It was great seeing so many relatives. It seems the only time I see most of them is at this annual event or a funeral during the year. This year we had the largest turnout yet and it was a lot of fun. My Native American cousins were there again this year and came prepared as usual with their guitars, mics and amps to entertain us. They are very talented. This year Mark and Junior were joined by their neice Brandi on a few of the songs. Also David joined Mark on stage for a couple of songs as well. I have a wonderful family and it is an honor to have these reunions and see everyone. I was also able to get my hands on several photos that I had never seen of my grandparents and I am so grateful for those. I also got one of my mother as a young girl in a long formal gown. I'll blog about that later.

Brandi, Mark and Junior provide our musical entertainment

David and Mark sing for the family

Delight

It is with joy and delight that I tell you that we have a new bird in our birdhouse. This is the same bird house that I blogged about several weeks back when we had 4 baby Eastern Blue birds inside. A week ago a neighbor told us he saw a bird fly out of the house but it was nearly dark and he didn't see what kind it was. Yesterday evening David and I had been on a walk and as we returned back to the RV I noticed something in the bird house hole looking back at us. As we approached out flew an Eastern Blue bird. So it looks like we may have yet another brood that will soon hatch. I have not heard any noises from the bird house yet so it may be the parents are sitting on the eggs right now. I will be keeping my eye on it and will blog about any updates. I am so thrilled to see the bird house being used again. I wonder if it is the same parents or a different set this time around???

Refreshing

Thought I'd post something a little refreshing on yet another hot, humid day. Enjoy!

Horsing Around

Spotted a few remnants of things gone by while on Main Street the other day. These things have to do with the days when horses were used for transportation. Below are a couple of photos. The first one is a watering trough for horses. There is an inscription on it but very difficult to read. The date appears to be 1820. Too bad they don't use it for the many dogs that are now walking up and down the street as it would be a fantastic watering hole for them. The second photo is of a tie up for horses. We saw several of this along the street.