I once took two flying lessons and the airport where I would have been flying in and out of , had high voltage lines nearby...some times you would have to fly over them coming in ...or you would fly over them going up. I thought it was a lot to worry about while learning to fly. LOL. So I never took any more lessons. I do regret that.
Ted and I are redoing a little garden spot...oh my goodness...we have been lazy these past few months. Now we are paying for it. Pulling weeds has started this project. We have decided we hate that spot and it needs reworked. So the creeping juniper is being dug out. I have already dug up all the rocks. pulled the clover around the back of the house. Ted is the one digging that juniper, with it's roots to China...yikes.
Enjoy your day. XO
Oh my you are a girl after my own heart. Living in the San Joaquin Valley and seeing crop dusters often, I dreamed as a young girl of being a Crop Duster....and that you posted this and on top of that took 2 flying lessons....you are my hero.
ReplyDeleteMy dad, a farmer, also had a love for flying and took lessons at a small airport, and became a pilot of small planes..we loved going up in them. Years later, my dearest and I had the opportunity to fly in a four passenger plane from Paris Calif. to Portland Maine...Best experience of my life...what a trip. Thanks for giving me a bunch of wonderful memories this morning.
Wanda, How wonder that your father got his license to fly. Wow, that was a long trip from California to Maine in a small plane. The fellow who gave me the flying lessons worked with me at G.M. He flew for years. There actually were quite a few pilots where I worked. Most would fly into that little airport I told you about. I flew from Kokomo to Muncie , here in central Indiana. It was so exciting. I wish I had gone ahead taken all the lessons. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
DeleteLove your plane pics. Maybe you should ask to go along someday. My husband took lessons and got his license, but I don't like flying that much in small planes. He loves, loves to fly. I would never be brave enough to take flying lessons. Landing would be my scary thing. Lol.
ReplyDeleteNonnie, I was much younger when I took the lessons...wish I had finished truly. But not I just want to ride along. I love helicopters too. So nice your husband flies. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
DeleteWe have crop dusters flying over down by my daughters where we are staying. Lots of farms down here so they use the crop dusting planes. Fun to watch them. Have a great day.
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Kris
Kris, I just want to ride along. They do some almost aerobatic moves. Hope you are getting more done at your new house. If I lived closer I would gladly help. Blessings to all, xoxo, Susie
DeleteYou are too sweet. Things are coming along better now. They got the garage floor poured today and it has to sit for a week and then they can build. Yeah progress. Hoping the floor guys are done by the weekend too. Patience is the name of the game. Just not my strong suit!!!! xoxo
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I've never seen crop dusters in flight, but can only imagine the excitement of seeing those little planes flying so low, back and forth :)
ReplyDeleteHope your new garden spot works well for you, digging up creeping juniper is a hard job !
Hugs,
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Jo, I make Ted take breaks at digging that creeping juniper, so it is taking days. The heat is back here and today(Thursday) it's raining. We are in no hurry. Ted will be spraying a weed killer along the back fence. When we have to maintain ...it's a job. Always things to do when you own a property. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
DeleteThat would be fun to watch them come in so low. I've never seen them 'in person'.
ReplyDeleteKaren, This year there's a helicopter also dusting. We saw it on the way to town. I would like to watch it one day. Hope you had the same sweet weather we did...here it is Thursday and raining. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
DeleteNo crop dusters here. A big sprayer (driven piece of machinery that sits very high up off the ground) came around last week to the bean fields around us. Hope your gardening went well. What do you think you will plant there? Hydrangeas are lovely, if you were needing a suggestion. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteJenn, The big machine you are talking about is around here to. I call them grasshoppers, when the sprayer are folded back they look bug like. Our digging is going slowly, as I make Ted take breaks in the heat. Today (Thurs.) is raining. That might help the weed pulling. I love hydrangeas. I would love something hardy and pretty much maintenance free. Blessings to you, xoxo, Susie
DeleteWe see crop dusters here and like them. Dean - not so much!
ReplyDeleteYou know.....there's always another project in the wings. You don't even have to look for it!
You and your Ted are birds of a feather to me and Louis Dean!
Love you guys!
Linda, I worry at times about even being outside as they are spraying...but for me it's too exciting to miss the planes. Linda, I thought of you and LD when Ted and I were out back deciding what we would do. It seems one things does indeed lead to another. We have yet to make that shed of old doors and windows we have collected. The weeds are horrid this year. I usually try to stay on top of our weeding. Some have to be pulled, and can not be whacked. Blessings to you both, don't forget to take breaks . Blessings, xoxo,love, Susie
DeleteWhat a beautiful day, blue sky and white fluffy clouds. Wonderful photos indeed. Warm greetings to you!
ReplyDeleteHello Blogoatti. It truly was a perfect day on Monday. We have had a few such days here. Blessings to you, xoxo, Susie
DeleteNot many crops around these parts . . . mostly cattle. But I love your pictures. Can't wait to see the garden spot. Have a blessed day!!
ReplyDeleteOh that garden spot is going to be a slow process. LOL. It rained last night and this morning. I am going to be thinking of a small tree and some flowers to plant in that area. I will post of it when done . Hope your Mother is doing well. You are in my prayers. xoxo, Susie
DeleteI used to see them in California flying over the orange groves. It's interesting that they still use them. xo Laura
ReplyDeleteLaura, while going into town yesterday we saw a helicopter being used to dust crops. That's a new one for me. Hope you are doing well. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
DeleteLook at all those beautiful clouds! It's something about nature pictures that really capture the beauty of the earth! Oh by the way, did you see my recipe? I postee the link for you.
ReplyDeletePilar, When taking sunsets and sky shots...things change so quickly you have to be ready.
DeleteYes honey, I copied your recipe....but I will have to cut it down for us..there's only Ted and I here now. My daughter does this often...it's like your but she bakes it. I like the crock pot idea myself. Thank you so much. Blessings to you, xoxo, Susie
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy the lasagna! I actually reduced the cooking time to about 4 hours or so. If you have a Crock Pot like the one I have, the four hour cooking time should be perfect to bake the lasagna.
DeleteBeautiful pictures, Susie. I love the sky. I would be afraid to fly in a little plane like that. Those guys are brave.
ReplyDeleteKathy, I had a friend at work who was a pilot and he said crop dusters were crazy. LOL I think it's a fun job ...I would love to do it. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
DeleteWe had a crop duster flying just across the way from us last year. It was fun to watch! Wonder why all the planes that do this seem to be yellow? At least the ones I've seen are yellow. Love the sky in the first photo!
ReplyDeleteCheryl, Lots of the planes around here doing that are yellow. On the way to town yesterday, Ted and I saw a helicopter dusting one of the Pioneer fields. I would have ,loved watching that. I love when the skies are blue with fluffy clouds. :) Blessings, hope you are not too hot there. xoxo, Susie
DeleteYou took two flying lessons, that's awesome, Susie! The fields look so productive this summer. It looks like it was a lovely day on Monday with lots of sunshine. Good luck pulling those weeds. I used to like weeding when I had a garden, but it can get out of control if not kept up, and that's no fun.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the rest of these July days, Susie.
love, ~Sheri
Sheri, I think our farmers are doing well this year...even though there was some water standing in some places...it wasn't a big loss. When I could bare squatting back on my heels to pull weeds it was better. It kills my back and ankles. LOL But I keep moving. Blessings to you, love, xoxo, Susie
DeleteI haven't seen crops being dusted since I was a child and we'd visit my grandparents in Lawrenceburg, TN. That always was exciting but I wonder now what terrible chemicals they were using back then--and what we grandkids were breathing in?
ReplyDeleteYou're true gardeners to be redoing a bed in late July! My husband's still planting things a little at a time and I told him yesterday when he was about to faint that that's why people plant in the Spring! Be careful out there!
Dewena, I even worry what they are spraying these days too. Scary my friend. I love the planes and have to watch...I may be nuts. LOL. Oh that garden spot is going to be a slow process, believe me. I have to make Ted take breaks. I can't take the heat any more . So It will be on hold till cooler days. Blessings, hope you are doing well. xoxo, Susie
DeleteWe don't see crop dusters much anymore-I think several housing developments had them stopped. I always enjoyed it though.
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a great week.
Hugs, Noreen
Noreen, The days are all jumbled...where is July going in such a hurry?? One day sweet and pleasant, next hot and muggy, then rain. I do not want our summer to go so quickly...do you? I hope you are enjoying good days there. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
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