Golden Embers Golden Retrievers

Thursday, June 30, 2022

4th of July Weekend at Golden Embers

NEXT PROJECT: Beginning July by improving the pond launch area with a "Sand Skirt" to cover the dead grass and silt/mud banking - hauling one bag at a time on the snow sled! So the 4th of July weekend begins, as God-Daughter Jess and Donald arrive 😎

Panoramic shot by Donald - Awesome!

Excellent Supervisors 😄

Decided it was easier to drop bag off pile onto sled
and pull each 60# bag down to pond!

Half of the 25 bags have been dumped!

Donald pulls dead BB bush out of pond!

A Sunny Day at the Cedar Pond's New Sandy Pond
Boat Launch 😎

Got the Hammock out!

Cook Out with Jess & Donald 💕

Launched both kayaks and took Emma & Mya
for a Paddle 😎

Got the LL Bean Hammock out!
and of course the girls insisted on being included!!!

Closing out a Great Weekend &
Memories are in the Books!
(Photo by Donald)

Friday, June 24, 2022

Ending June and Looking Toward July

💝

Pond water is high with it's usual wildlife (Beaver and his daily sunrise & evening cruising/grazing, Otter diving /fishing, Wood Duck with 5 ducklings, 5-6 Hummingbirds at nectar feeder, Great Blue Heron fishing from pond banks, fledging Sparrows from a dead tree in pond and hatching birds all around - woodpeckers started bringing new babies to the suet feeder) ,,, everything is green, garden is coming along and June Camp session in the Memory book 😎

Ahhhh 😎

Morning Harvest

Beauty in an antique water pump spout!

Half -Whiskey Barrell

Mom's Memorial Peach tree - thought
it had died, but cut it way back and
there is new life 💖

Pruned Apple tree and looks like
we'll have better fruit!

Our old half live Peach tree has fruit
again this year! Old Faithful!

Camp Departure day 💙💚💚
(Esme, Emma, Mya)

Dead tree in pond has Nesting Swallows
who swoop and fly catching bugs over
and around pond surface!

Trying container green beans by backdoor

Critters have chomped our whole 1st planting of
Green Beans, but just can't get that pesky ? Vole/Mole!!!
Second planting has survived SO FAR!

Deer are Back after Leaving our Hosta Alone for Years!!!

Girls want to Save this Hosta!!!

Bye Bye Hosta - You are Beautiful 😢

Garden is Coming Along - box: beans, beets, carrots/
container: lettuce, tomatoes, cukes, summer & acorn squash

Beautiful Sunset

We went to a Donkey Rescue Open House!

...and Mom got Us Our Own Donkey!!!

Saturday, June 18, 2022

Summer "Camp Cedar" Session

We have a lil' SunKissed Camper for the week:

ARRIVAL DAY

We're Off to Camp with an 8 week old 😎

Meet

"Esmé"

Esmé is French for beloved.
She was conceived shortly after losing her great-great-grandfather Eclipse, at 17 years old. Her litter was the "Heart" litter in memory of him.

SunKissed Total Eclipse of the Heart - "Esmé"

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