Just a Few Things From The Farm

Just a few things I wanted to share this morning from the farm.  First, I'm seeing some buds on my Catalpa Tree.  I can't wait for it to bloom.  It's always blooming on my birthday.....how great is that?!  Here is a picture from a previous bloom.

Check out the ground....when the blooms fall off it looks like snow!

The blooms themselves, look very much like orchid flowers.

They are the fluffiest, ruffliest (is that a word?) most delicate things.  They only last about a day and the whole bloom is over and done in a week or two.  But so beautiful to see!

Now on to something a little less soft and fluffy.......

I find a lot (and I do mean a lot) of really cool rocks on my farm.

Check it:

I love these round rocks.  These are just a few....I have some really big round rocks too!

And then there are these things:

The top one is a grinding stone with part of a base that it fits in.  The bottom one is some kind of a digging tool.  It fits in my hand so perfectly it's crazy.  These come from Indian tribes (probably Osage Indians) and they are so very old.  Apparently my farm was once a popular hang out for Native Americans....because I have found bags and bags of these:

Arrowheads, blanks, drills, scrapers....I can't resist hunting for them every time we plow!

I love my farm.....it's full of surprises!