Headed Out On All Fours!

This was the view from my 4-wheeler as we got out to enjoy the 63 degree heat wave here on Buck Mountain.

We are way out on private country roads up here…there is no trash pick up.  There are no recycle bins.  If you want it recycled, you take it off the mountain with you when you leave.

There is a little old guy at the bottom of the mountain as we make our way back out to the highway, and residents up here leave him all the recyclables like cans, etc as it helps him stay independent.  He turns them in for cash, and it is community helping one of its own.

As for the leaves, though….they clog ditches and water run off in the culverts – so we have to keep those ditches and culverts clear from debris.  This means that leaves are burned when there is no danger of fire spreading.

You will notice that all of our snow is now GONE…not a trace of it anywhere.  Everything is so saturated there is no way that the burning leaves will catch anything else, and rain is predicted for tomorrow so neighbors got busy.

Here I come round the bend!

I’m not very experienced when it comes to riding these things.  I’m not a speed demon, I’m rather pokey when it comes right down to it.  But I’m learning.  And yes, it’s an automatic, it has forward and reverse and a gas lever and brakes.  And it is FUN!

The Hubster caught a little video as I rode on by…..

We headed down to the water fall to see how it was running with all the snow melt…

Pretty as ever!

It was a great afternoon to be outside!

After lunch and a discussion ----since we have two vehicles up here and there is more I need to do before leaving, and the DH was anxious to get home before the Super Bowl stars and I would rather be sewing and watching Downton Abbey – it was agreed that I would stay here one more night and head home in the morning. 

I missed last week’s Downton because I was flying home from Alabama.  Tonight I get a double header!

And I will be assembling THIS:

Ready to be sewn in rows!

I admit it….I pushed the last 27 blocks through as Leaders & Enders for each other, instead of waiting for them to be the Leaders & Enders while working on a separate project!  I had already gone as far as I could on the other project, this was the only other piecing project I had here with me.  And we all know that at some point those Leader & Ender projects refuse to stay back burner once you hit a certain point – they DEMAND to become primary project material, and we must obey!

I’ll be webbing this top tonight and heading home in the morning.

For more information on what I mean by "webbing" Click to read this post that explains the process with photos HERE.

Oh heavens!  I need a NEW Leader & Ender project!

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