Not all work - - taking time to play!

Someone once said...

All work and no play....So we are taking a few hours here and there to play

our summers are TOO short

So we are trying to make the best of this one

and mother nature is cooperating with near

PERFECT weatherBetween the Fourth of July celebrations

and the National Cherry Festival its been

busy week We found perfect seating at Apache Trout Grill

for watching the air show on Sunday afternoon

and the food was incredible!

Somewhere in all this

Bruce went Green ;-)

John Deere Green that is...

2002 4410 4-wd

with a cab, loader and front mount blower!

We found tractor at...Thank you Mike - -

A great salesman and now a friend!
When our friend Lynn came to town we HAD to go to Leland
we had hoped to go by boat - but just when we
were ready to take it to the lake Bruce discovered
a problem with the outdrive - -
MAYBE we will get it in the water this summer -
After all its only been 3 yearsThink Floyd added to the Blast of the
End of Festival Fire worksWe sat on a bench and waited for traffic to clear

Somehow its just not the same down there without our kids -
We also were given 4 free tickets to see Paula Poundstone
at Interlochen on Friday night -
What a hoot - Good clean fun.... Still Laughing!

A great ending to the weekend was when our friends

called from LakeSide and asked us to join them for

some "Jimmy Buffet" time ;-)

Thanks guys - another wonderful summer evening!!

and on Tuesday Nights -

take a little trip to our favorite deck

- to listen to our favorite guys -

Tuesday 6-9

Windy Ridge Trio Plus One -

Leland Lodge

Remember if you ever venture Traverse City way -

We have room for company -we love to give farm tours

or we can meet you at one of our

many awesome places to eat!

Randoms Around the farm the past few days!

As seen thru the eyes of a cow!
Nap time!
DaisyMay

Baby Chicks get bigger every day!

Brisket such a sweet boy!

See even baby cows get baths! Bella with Brisket

Maybelle

Chickens playing "King of the Mountain"

But we all know that around here Mittens is King!!

Farmer Bruce with our mean Bull Master T

The chicken coop make over

Son on a Sunday

Not very often but

sometimes you just need a little assistance!Daisy and Maybelle anxiously awaitng the birth of their half brother

Brisket Boy born at 12:42 pm today
Proud Papa - Master T and Mama Bella

Whew that is hard work!
Getting his sea legs!

Man ITS HOT!!! But you can cool down...

At the Leland Lodge -

and EVERY Tuesday - 6pm - 9 pm
Windy Ridge Trio plus one
Finger pickin’ jazz standards and gritty Lake Leelanau blues
Joe Bottenhorn - guitar,

Phil Keeling - guitar,

Tim Sparling - piano
Also with us for the summer,

Jack Dryden on upright bass.

Great dining on the deck.
Reservations suggested - (231) 256-9848

June

A Beautiful Foggy Morning...
Boats on Big Blue -
Beyond the tent!!

Leland Wine and Food Festival

Record crowd

Great to see neighbors and friends!

Catching you up - from the past month or so

Were here -

May 24th we brought our cattle to our farm
All the views

Then on Memorial day

The day after we moved them here

Daisy May was born...

talk about perfect timing!

Daisy and Maybelle - Best Friends

Its a wonderful site to watch them play together

We added 12 baby chicks to our farm June 7th

We miss those farm fresh eggs!

Hmmmm a brother from another mother :-)