The Details.

Spent the day.... yesterday, Running, it seemed.

: )

It was quite a morning, getting everything in line.

oh my.

Not Even... gonna get into All of The Chaos, yesterday morning encompassed.

oh.... dear.

Grateful... to Those, who rode that Crazy Train, with.

oh my.

; )

Things calmed down... considerably... when we could actually begin work.

Helper, Brandon...

on the Lawn, and... me, down The Rabbit Hole, and... Lawn.

; )

The above image... made me Smile.

: )

The Gnarly... 'Wild'... Bittersweet makes Quite The Statement.

<3

oh my.

The Fish Pond.... was low on water.

 We've had little rain, this Spring.

so...

Gave It a Big Drink!!

; )

Haven't seen The Fish, lately.

There's only One... Gold Fish/Koi.... left, and maybe... maybe...a few Volunteer/Squatter...

 Crappies.

: )

The Gold Fish, is Huge. 

but, he's got to be pushing 16 years old.

Last I saw of him... was about a month ago.

He was pretty slow, but... then, the water was cold, so... didn't expect him to be swimming laps.

; )

I've been preparing for his passing, for the last few years.

: (

Grateful... he's lived this long.

<3

He's had a pretty good life. : )

Got him at Walmart... along with two others, who... over the years, have passed away.

: (

They were only a couple inches long, when they came to The Rabbit Hole.

They Grew to be HUGE, in the old... Stock Tank.

; )

I keep it heated in the Winter, with a Stock Tank heater. It doesn't keep the water 'warm'... but, it keeps it from freezing solid.

; )

Hopefully.... The Fish, has survived another year.

<3

He'll be looking for Chow, when the water warms up... a bit more, if so.

<3

Haven't been Down The Rabbit Hole, lately.

: (

too much on my brain.

Always makes me sad, when I go there... and The Fountain isn't running.

: (

The Fountain...

running

and, 

Alison Krauss, 'music'...

are 'Musts', at The Rabbit Hole.

<3

Everything Else, can be in Total Chaos... 

it doesn't matter, as long as The Fountain is running, and...

Alison Krauss is playing...

 there.

<3

so...

cleaned out

 The Fountain, 

and...

gave it a

 Good Talking To....

when the pump didn't want to go.

; )

It... Finally Took Off, sending Ice Cold Water straight down my arm, into my arm pit, as I tried to situate The Love Birds... on Top!!

; )

Happens EVERY Spring, when I have to Fuss with That Pump!!

; )

Hahahahahahaha!!

GADS!!

It's Worth It.

; )

<3 

The Sparrows.

<3

They've been Down The Rabbit Hole, forever.

<3

The old... forlorn, metal Martin House, has been their Home, for decades.

<3

The 2020 Iowa Hurricane,

 {derecho}

bent the Martin House's tall pole.

{145 mph sustained winds, for over a half hour}

Helper, Brandon... and me, tried to straighten it, back then.

It's better than it was, but... still has quite a 'Lean'.

; )

The Sparrow's don't seem to mind.

<3

A Dear Friend, left the above Angel... in our drive, several years ago.

<3

It was the first thing I saw, when Jethro... and I, pulled in at Home, after leaving our Peg, for the last time.

oh my Lord.

: (

that's Exactly... how I felt.

All 'Hope'... was lost.

: (

Peg's Memorial... now.

<3

One... of them.

Peg, is Everywhere... here, like All of Our Loved Ones.

<3

Two, and Four-Legged... Winged, and Finned...

'Loved Ones'.

<3

{'Wheeled'... too. ; ) }

As I was poking around inside the Gazebo... 

{Chaotic.... Winter Ravished... Gazebo. : ( }

ran across a Beautiful, 1800's Runner.

Handmade.

<3

It was hanging from the Gazebo's Picket's trim.

?????

I carefully... pulled it down, took a seat, at

 the

 Old,

'Iowa Marble'...

{some Folks call it 'concrete'. : ) }

Garden Table,

under 

John's Old... Oak.

  Examined the Beautiful Runner's... Fine...

 'handwork'.

oh my.

: )

Reminded me... of another warm, sunny day... when

Peg, and I... sat at that very table... under John's Old Oak, 

'Fondling'... Lace!!!

{Hahahahahaha!!}

; )

Amazing...

 Vintage....

 Handmade Lace, that Dear Friend, Kate...

had sold me.

{'gave' to me... basically. <3}

Peg, and I... visited about the 'Lace'... 

back then, and 'Why'...

we were so 'Taken' by it.

?

We landed on the answer,

 being...

'It's All About The Details'.

Whether it be... a Bird's Nest, a...

Spider's Web, Crunched Fenders... made Whole, Fabric... turned into Quilts, 

Thread... turned into Lace,

The Ground... turned into 'Crops',

 'Thoughts' turned into Documents, Law... Books... Music, Poetry.

yes...

in 

'Fine'...

Art,

It's 

All... 

about 

'The Details'.

; )

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.