Morning Walks

Morning walks are much more pleasant now that the weather has been cooler. The mornings have been in the high 50's or 60's for the past several weeks. The Carroll House is a mile from Deer Park Road , an easy walk on Deseret Lane which is paved. There's lots to see and it is a welcome contrast to my walks in St Pete!



Beautiful sunrises!




Morning fog






Fascinating cobwbs on fences & in the pasture



Cows, of course





Quarter horses





Deer




Florida Sandhill Crane




Jake & Sarah Birch (minus 2 yr. old Ruby)
Jake is training to be a foreman.




Scott & Taylor Smith out for a Saturday ride
Scott is an accountant.




Chad & Teri Smith also out for a Saturday ride!.
Chad is Human Resources Manager




Heavy equipment!
(Nice to know somebody's working.)

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. ( Revelation 4:11)



Water,Water Everywhere!

We've been having a storm system passing through our area this weekend. We woke up this morning surrounded by water! Yesterday we got about 11 inches and it is still raining off and on to add to that. Also have wind with gusts up to 30 mph. We lost power for several hours this A.M. and for a short time this P.M. Airboats come in handy when there's flooding and we heard some out and about this morning. The Carroll House is built on a raised foundation so there was water under the house also!!

The one bright spot in our rainy Saturday was a visit from our good friends, Todd & Julie Bangerter, from St. Petersburg! He is the new Bishop in St Pete Ward.



West side of our front lawn.
Taken from porch on West side.
The handicap ramp is in the foreground.




Looking at West side of back lawn.
Grass area is location of septic tank.




Lawn on West side.




Back of house looking North




East side




Landscrape timber "floating" on sidewalk
 at back of house.Hedges around the house
 will need new mulch under them.




Looking SE from front porch.
(The house faces South.)



Looking SW from front porch.
Can you spot the picnic table?




Our "lake" in the front yard!


This is a reminder to be prepared! After all, "it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark!"
Provident Living