NFMW: Lilac, trying to bust free from domestication and join its free counterparts in the greenbelt. 

NFMW: Colorado wild flowers, reveling in the warm summer day. 

NFMW: Memorial Day 

So *thats* what that means

So I'm looking at my blog and trying to figure out why so many pictures show up. My philosophy on my main page is that I want enough posts to show that someone that follows regularly will see everything new (versus it being archived before they see it), but not so much stuff that a ton is downloaded every time.

So I'm a bit concerned with the current size of my main page. Everything is there. Nothing has archived. I check my settings and it is set to 7 days. So there should only be one week (that seems reasonable). But I've had this blog for more than a week. Help shows:

Note: "N Days" actually means N Days with posts, so the number of posts displayed could potentially date back farther than the number of days you've specified. (if you miss a day of posting, for example)

Ah... that explains it. I think I'll just leave it at 7 days. Just need to post every day. ;-)

This is Belle's favorite place to dig. Maybe once there are more plants she won't dig so much? May get some fencing to put around it. Thats the last of the "before" pictures. 

The backyard. The biggest project. Added the red bark last year, to cover all the sand. Still filling in with thistles, but they come up pretty easy from the bark. Shouldn't take too long to remove them, then its just a matter of picking them as they come back. Just transplanted 4 sets of Aspens from the side yard. We'll see how well they survive. Looking a little shocked right now. And need to do some work in the planters. Removing the old growth, adding some flowering plants to fill it in, etc. 

A few "zoo flowers", a columbine, and a few others. 

And this needs the most work. The only one that has daffodils - althought they are done flowering now. 

Needs a few more flowers. 

Memorial Day weekend. Working in the yard. These are the before pictures of the planters in the front. One of them has filled in from last years flower. The others not so much. We'll add some new flowers to fill them out. 

NFMW: They mowed the greenbelt. The purple flowers have been mowed and are gone. These little flowers are short enough that they escaped the mowing. At least there is some color left. 

NFMW: Flowers in the park. 

I believe these are a kind of wild rose. Planted along the side of a house down the street. The color is really cool. I'll try and get a better close up on another day... although I find I'm feeling weird about invading people's yards too much to take pictures... 

NFMW:The dwarfs seem to be lost in the woods. 

NFMW: Only 3 more days of school. Who's more excited, the students or the faculty? 

Graudation: JJ (Cole's little brother) loves the camera too! 

Graduation: Cole notices I'm taking his picuture and poses appropriately. 

NFMW: Spring holds on:
Birds twirping, sun glistening off the dew, the smell of bacon frying in the air, and the wildflowers are trying to hold out against summer. There are a number of these along my walk. They are starting to drop their blossoms as summer moves in. 

Zach, the third graduate. 

Graduation: The other two graduates playing football. David on the left and Bobby on the right. 

NFMW: What a beautiful day. 55 degrees, sun shining, trees budding out, clouds whisping off the Peak. A great morning to be out walking, praying, singing to The Lord. 

So... I think my profile is showing up too dark, and it could be a tighter shot. So I editted the picture and reposted it here. But now I can't get blogger to upload the picture. Wrong format or too big. (Which the other one is larger and the same format). I'l assume it is some blogger issue and try to repost later.

Bobby, one of the graduates, mugging for the camera (in the middle). 

Its me. Yes, I'm a Blogger. 

Not your ordinary Creme Brulee. In hotel in Tulsa during Jim Richard's leadership conference. 

My attempt at art. Much of the early photos I saw from Heather Champ were close-ups like this. These are in our hotel room, up against the mirror, in Tulsa.