Coming back from a trip is always a nice thing.  East or west, home is best!  Stripe-Stripe was glad to see me along with all my other little creatures.

Here is what I saw.

At home.

This is Stripe-Stripe’s “Where have you been Mama!?!” face.

This is her ‘looking at a flower face’.

 It was a lovely flower.

Max came to the fence to visit as well.  Fairly close to this squash that decided to grow here……

Oh look!  A froglet!  Cuteness!

I love little frogs.

Max and Tater in a brief moment of niceness.  A rare sight indeed.

This bottle sticking out of the ground caught my eye so I strolled over to investigate.  Many moons ago there was a house and barn sitting where our new barn is today.  In a small batch of woods close by we often find all sorts of little treasures.  And once I find a bottle or pretty piece of glass I can’t seem to stop looking for more and more until I have a very respectable pile.  Today was no different.

Most of the things I find are broken but sometimes I find things in perfect condition.

After much careful digging I extracted this pretty blue bottle.  You will see it all washed up at the end.

This was a curious looking handle.  I was hoping to find out what it was…….

I wonder who this belonged to.  If she gazed in it on her wedding day.  If her little girl stole glances at herself when no one was looking.

I wonder…….

History you can hold.  How cool is that?

I need to go get this bottle, it is still in the dirt.

Next to this mushroom and funny little pod things on an oak leaf.

One more find…….

and how I wish it wasn’t broken!  I know it was a lovely pitcher in its time.

Mooooving along…….”Hi Rachel!”

“Hi Bon Jovi!”

“Hi adorable little mushroom all by yourself!”
And back to the house we go.

I cleaned up a couple of the bottles and graced them with zinnas.

Thanks for walking with AND treasure hunting with me today!

Have a good one y’all!