More pics taken in June. Hope you enjoy them. Happy Friday!
The first batch were taken June 2 at fmg. The welcoming bouquet always sets the tone. The ponds were looking comparable to the DC reflecting pool. Turtles and frogs were carrying on as usual. One of the areas under construction is finally finished with a new playground piece that kids were flocking to with delight. What kid could resist. They also re-installed the labyrinth with a few new frills. The playground piece and the labyrinth are fairly close to each other. Lupine ran along one of the main pathways. So pretty!
Tom Otterness’ “Big Girl Playground” is part of the Lena Meijer’s Children’s Garden
We did strawberry picking on the 14th at Crisp Country Acres in Ottawa County. In addition to strawberry fields they have a market with food they grow and products made/grown in Michigan, a small barn with baby animals that the kids can feed, and a real nice playground with a farm theme. The following are pics taken that day.
The milkweed in the yard pic was taken on June 12. It’s gotten bigger in the past couple of weeks, as we’ve had good rain and mostly warm days.
I made delicious pizza the other day with Hello Fresh recipe. The dough was already made but raised. The “sauce” was hummus. It had chicken, cheese, with lemon zest, dill weed and tzaziki (sp?) as garnish. So tasty!
The last pic is Mlady and Dotty. Dotty is getting close to the end of her life. She had to go in last week because one of the lumps (I found out these are not cancerous but are masses of bacteria, etc.) became open. She was given an injectable antibiotic that is supposed to last 2 weeks. She is on palliative care now. She takes pain drops once a day and has an ointment rubbed into her ear to increase appetite. She’s lost 3# since last year and wasn’t very big to begin with. She doesn’t seem to be in any pain.
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A bittersweet post- but I enjoyed your sharing all of it with me.
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Glad you enjoyed the post, V <3
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So many beautiful pictures 😍
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Thanks, Maggie :)
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Oh, Dotty 😢 My heart is with you during this difficult time, Lisa.
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Thank you, Dana. Every day she cheats death. Hoping she lives far beyond the vet’s prognosis.
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❤️
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I loved seeing your pretty pictures.
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Thanks, Kymber.
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Pretty flowers! Glad they have things for the kids to play on there. Sending warm thoughts for Dotty. <3
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Barbara, thank you for the warm thoughts for Dotty. She can use them <3
Yes, they have a lot of things geared towards kids there. There is something for everyone. It is like an oasis in a desert.
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Nice pics, Lisa. That pizza looks yummy! :-)
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Thanks, Christian. It was yummy :)
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Love the pictures of the Turtles and frog… that pizza looks so good! I think it’s time for me to have lunch. Of course I like the pigs as well!
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Thanks, Max. The critters are totally tame. They didn’t much care for the hay to feed them (for $3.) Last year they had scraps off of the produce to feed them and they loved it. Not sure why they changed it, but it’s still fun for the interactions.
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I love seeing kids interact with the animals. We have a place in west Tennessee that you drive through and Bison, Emus, and a lot of different animals will come to your window, and you feed them from your car. Of course you can walk around also in the main area. I’m about ready to charge admission to our home.
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lol on your home zoo, Max :) I’m sure granddaughter would love the drive-thru zoo.
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To actually an Emu stick its head through your window and peck at the bowl of food…it’s priceless lol.
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Wishing you and Dotty the best. I’m glad she’s not in pain, at least.
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Thanks so much, Gia.
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Yum to that pizza Li! Hugs and I’m so sorry about Dotty! I’m glad she isn’t in any pain. xx
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Thanks, CA for the hugs for Dotty.
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