A Drive through the Countryside

There was another fire that we spotted, and thought we would see what was up.

It looked like another controlled burn, and we got a little closer to watch.

The little boy got on a somewhat comfortable vantage point, no pun intended, 

outside some Guy's ranch gates. Pun intended.

He did have some fancy metalwork on them fences tho.

Controlled Burning

Ranchers need to clear their land of undergrowth now and again, 

but when we see smoke over the horizon while driving home, 

it sometimes puts us into a bit of a panic, and we have to drive out to see what's going on.

We could see that it was a controlled burn, 

and that there were men out there with their vehicles, keeping an eye on things.

Always a little bit too close for comfort, though.

Random Silky

The Look Out

For a change, after lunch, we drove out to "our" little look-out just before you get to Albany.  We were actually following the smoke that we had spied from far off, hoping that it was nowhere close to our place.

It turned out to be quite a ways away, much to our relief.

The little boy roamed about a bit with the hubs, on that tiny little plot of raised land...

It was, after all, a lovely day out. :)

Happy Birthday Jet, Ace and Tex!

We got to go see the cousins to celebrate 3 of the boys' birthdays.

Jet turned 10 and the twins turned....7? Lol. I know. Bad Aunt.

Of course, a lot of the time, the best part was the "after party" out in the back yard :)

To me, the best part was being able to hang out with family 

Look how far these two boys have come since their itty bitty days :)