Here Kitty, kitty

August 22, 2019Family, fun, Wisconsinsusanmanzke

Bob and I set up at the Oneida Farmer’s Market today for the first time. We had extra help as Rob’s Aryana is spending three days with us.

It was cool today, not hot and sweaty. Just right for us.

Aryana found a friend early in our time at the market.

She kept telling people she had 25 cats at home (meaning our barn cats which number about 10).

I took this photo of Ary holding this cat switching from another that was owned by two little girls. I told Bob I was sending the photo to Rob. Bob said, “Tell Rob Aryana got the cat really cheap,” knowing a kitten was the last thing Rob needed. (Bob’s sense of humor was showing.)

Rob said, “Haha. Very funny.”

A gaggle of little girls over-loved the two cats until they hid under the car of the owner–the girls’ mother wasn’t worried. The cats eventually came out at the end of the market.

A fun day was had by all, well, maybe not by the two cats so much.

Still waiting

August 21, 2019gardening, nature, Sunnybook Farmsusanmanzke

Cosmos flowers are one of my favorites–I have many favorites.

The trouble is that this year I’m still waiting for my cosmos to bloom. The plants are tall, but because I started my current cosmos directly from seed to the ground, they are taking forever to produce buds, let alone blooms.

It doesn’t help that quite a few of my daylilies didn’t survive our winter so we don’t have them to add color to our yard.

Oh, well, I guess I’ll have to wait a little longer for my cosmos to brighten my summer. Maybe next year, I’ll remember to start a few cosmos seeds in the house in April.

Name the shadows

August 20, 2019fun, Sunnybook Farm, Wisconsinsusanmanzke

Time for a ride down the farm. Late in the evening, battling mosquitoes and deer flies, but still a nice evening.

Who is in the long shadow?

Can you name them left to right?

Just for fun.

The question of the day

August 19, 2019Columnssusanmanzke

Our critter cam caught a photo of a flying bird.

This is a first for us. We’ve gotten turkeys and sandhill cranes walking into view, but none flew into the spotlight.

Now it’s your turn to guess what this bird is. Post your answer on my Facebook page.

From wet to windy

August 18, 2019crafts, Family, Weather, Wisconsinsusanmanzke

We had the opportunity to go to a Farmer’s Market for free this morning.

We left home under clouds. It started to rain about a mile from the Tractor Supply parking lot where we were to set up.

We waited an hour and after the rain stopped we set up our canopy alongside some other sellers.

There were a few shoppers but had hoped for more.

When the wind picked up we took down the canopy and sat by our tables hoping the wind wouldn’t tip them over and break my painted tiles.

At least it got us out of the house and we also got treated to lunch by Rebecca and Andy–thanks for the take-down help you too and for the yummy lunch. Glad we were close to your home.

Susan Manzke

Writer, Speaker, All-Around Good Person

Here Kitty, kitty

Still waiting

Name the shadows

The question of the day

From wet to windy