My little dudes have always been so happy when they wake up, and if they’re not…watch out! Just like mommy!
Spring has appeared again…briefly! Braden loves taking the dog for a walk…and she has to stay on leash until we are coming back home or she’ll take off and visit the neighbor’s cows!
If you’re ever looking for Ethan in the morning before Jay leaves for work…you can find him in Jay’s lap at the computer watching farming movies on YouTube. Clearly my little thumb-sucker was still tired here!
Oh these boys! They are definitely getting closer and closer and building a friendship more and more! Breakfast shenanigans.
Lately, I feel like if the weather is nice…it must be documented! Love those big fluffy clouds in the prairie sky.
“Always have cows around!” as Corb Lund says, right?! This isn’t the first time we’ve woken up to cows mowing our grass. The husky had great fun practicing her herding skills!
I hope you’re not getting sick of seeing Clara. If she’s around, she’s the picture of the day most likely! She’s 4 weeks old now and she has suddenly become alert and has moved from newborn up to the baby stage. They grow so fast!
I think our group seems to be losing some steam as the year goes by, which I anticipated. I really hope that at least you’re still taking your pictures—that’s the most important thing! Link up with us as little or as often as you like!
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Useful information. Fortunatte me I found your web site accidentally,
and I am stunned why this accident did not came about earlier!
I bookmarked it.
May I offer a suggestion about your group and its "steam"?
Comment on the blogs……
Please don't take this as rude or snarky (because I know how things can get skewed when we read them) but if there are three hosts, why is it that there are not comments from at least one of you on each blog that participates? I know you all work and have lives, but if you want to keep this going a little interaction is a must. I sometimes link up and sometimes don't, but since week 3 I haven't had a comment on my blog from any of you. And for a while I commented on each of your blogs each week (or tried to). I also poked around on everyone else's blog who commented sometimes as late as Wednesday the following week, and guess what. Some of them had zero comments… On WEDNESDAY… Making my that I added FIVE days later the only comment they may have gotten all week.
Again, not trying to be rude or whiny (cuz really if you don't comment on my blog, oh well), but it does make this project lose it's steam if no one else really comes around.
Suggestion? By the looks of things there are 17 people linking up this week. Three of those are your blogs so those can be subtracted. That now makes 14. Fourteen split three ways means that each of you visit 5 blogs and comment.
Now, my actual comments for the week…
How do you keep your dog from running after the cows if only your little boy is holding her? My dog would still bolt and my kid would face plant on the ground!
And yes, your niece is adorable (your boys too). Bring on the photos!
I guess my best answer is because you have 3 extremely busy hosts. I am guilty that my blog reading in general has gone way way way down, it's not specific to this project. I used to read every morning and make a good effort to comment on posts that I really liked, but now if I do read it's likely on my phone and I never comment on my phone, it's too hard. I could very easily fluff a comment of "nice photos this week!" one every CTM365 link up, but I'm not much of a good faker, (if I'm being honest with you), and I like to leave genuine and real comments. There are also a lot of bloggers who have Captcha/word verification on their blogs and I don't comment on those blogs, too much of a pain. I will take your suggestions to Mindi and Stephanie and see what they say, thanks.
To answer the other question, we have an invisible fence that serves us well with the cows in the yard and she's a very well-behaved dog. If she's off-leash she would run right to them.
I do understand the busyness of your days if just what you post on your blog is any indication! :0)
Please don't think I was trying to bash you, but yeah, just a reminder that if you want people to stay interested, the comments gotta be there. I also understand the word verification, what a pain! Also there is one person who links up that I can never leave a comment with because I don't want to take the time to add my name to yet another commenting data base. It's annoying. And she usually has awesome photos that I always think of something to talk about.
I also understand the whole not wanting to leave a lame remark, like "great pics". You can see right through those comments.
Maybe start next week off with, "Hey don't forget to visit each other to keep the community alive" or something to that affect. I don't know….
I'm like you and your boys … Some mornings just watch out!! Baby Clara is adorable!
My recent post #CatchTheMoment365; Week 17
I am still going strong taking photos, but am so busy I am struggling to get them posted in a timely manner! I am still so glad I am participating.
My recent post The Self-Sufficient Four Year Old
For me as an individual I'm going strong and love this project more than I ever thought I would. I feel guilty about not being a motivating leader in our group….I've lost steam in that regard. I feel guilty for not commenting more….but it's not just on the link up blogs, it's on the blogs in general.
I absolutely love your photos. They are so gorgeous! The open space of your property just baffles me.
My recent post Catch the Moment 365: week 17!
Thanks, we sure do love the prairies!
Love the photos!
Love the photos of your farm and land, there's just something about those wide open spaces!
My recent post Catch the Moment, Week 17
Yes! We love living on the prairies!
Never get tired of seeing a beautiful baby!! 🙂 And I thought I would be the first one to lose steam but I'm still plugging away and loving it. The support of this group helps A LOT. I did it 2 or 3 years ago (on my own) and only made it until April. Even that was a struggle. So I'm loving this group and very appreciative of what you, Mindi, and Stephanie are doing to keep it going. THANKS!
My recent post catch the moment 365: week seventeen
Oh I'm so glad you're still going! I love the pictures…I'm just finding it hard to be the "moderator" of a group when I don't feel very "gung ho" about motivating a group!!