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Posts about Greeley, Colorado or the Greeley area

A Peach Disaster

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Britton was sitting out on the front porch this evening when he heard…”cccrreeaak” and then he saw a huge branch of the peach tree split from the tree. It was so heavy with peaches that it just fell down! We harvested all the hard peaches and we’ll see if they will ripen up, but the tree looks super weird and bare now. Hopefully it will live through the damage! We love peaches and were looking forward to the bumper crop. There are still quite a lot on the tree, but Britton pulled a few off the other branches that looked to be drooping too much.


The tree with the fallen branch


The crack in the branch up close


Britton with the fallen branch– it’s pretty good sized!


Peaches that we had to remove just from that one branch! Bummer! But they may be saveable/edible

 

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Our Hot Summer Yard

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The heat hasn’t let up. The plants that have enough water seem to love it though! The greenhouse is of course a jungle once again. Kitty, Schnoodle and the chickens hang out outside all day and always find the shadiest places to rest.


Kitty resting by the garden


When chickens are hot they breathe through their mouths


Since we planted watermelon, cantaloupe, squash and cucumbers, I am not exactly sure yet which this one will be


We have a ton of plums and peaches growing! Yum!!


In about a week we will be inundated with ripe cherry tomatoes!

 

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Happy Birthday, Kiddo!

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Today was Cassie’s birthday. She took the day off and I was working from home (as I was having car troubles). She had a good day and we started the day off with a nice breakfast. Then we rode our bikes down to the Rio Grande for lunch where she got a free burrito for her birthday as well as a margarita. Then we took a little break and laid in the sun outside for a little while with Schnoodle and the chickens.


Hanging out in the yard on a sunny summer day: Cassie’s Birthday!

I also got Cassie a present that she had fun opening!


Cassie opening her present


Seltzer water maker!

We don’t drink pop but every warm evening night we like to drink “Nojitos” or alcohol free mint/lime seltzer drinks and juice spritzers. We thought it would be fun to make our own seltzer water instead of buying it! Definitely something we can/will use in PR! We still need to get the CO2 canisters, and Cassie is anxious to try it so I’ll probably have to pick them up tomorrow. I thought it would have at least one canister with it. It’s like getting a toy with no batteries! lol

Then later that evening Cassie’s mom and boyfriend came over for some ice cream cake. Also the neighbor kids like to stop by and play with the chickens and plants with Cassie, so when they found out it was her birthday and that there was to be ice cream cake, they wanted to stick around which was a lot of fun.


Birthday cake with the neighbor kids


Cassie and her mom


With neighbor kids


Then they played and drew with chalk

See, I told you, she’s still like a kid. Now do you believe me? haha.

Anyway, as Cassie’s mom would say, “Happy Birthday, Cassafrass!” and as Jack, Cassie’s dad, always would say, “Happy Birthday, Kiddo!”

Oh and I fixed the coolant leak on the car with a spare hose I had in the garage.  Over all a productive and different day!

 

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Sometimes…You Get What You Need

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We went on our third annual Greeley Moonlight Bikeride last night.  We had been noticing that our blog and our lives seem to repeat themselves in a loop.  Not that this is bad, we actually have nice lives and enjoy what we do, it just isn’t as fun as a new adventure might be.   Regardless we took our bikes to the Police department and met all the other bikers.  We noticed that the light on Cassie’s bike had stopped working….Well, that’s ok.  There will be a large group of people with lights, so it won’t make too much of a difference.


At the PD

The police pick a route thru town, and this year the ride was much more ‘flat’ in elevation change than last year’s.   This was nice because last year’s ride was killer.  I think they must have received some feedback on that.  We aren’t a group of hardcore bikers, and it’s just a community ride. 

Well we actually ended up riding right by our house, then by the dog park.  We went all around the west side of town. 

Enroute, with Cops Blocking the Way!

When we got back from the ride, we ate sandwiches and had drinks.  They also announced the winners of the raffle.   We WON A NEW LIGHT for Cassie’s bike!  The guy next to me also won, but he won some socks.  He and his wife/girlfriend told us that they were just talking about needing socks too.   The universe is strange like that.

The Universe Gave Us a Taillight!

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