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2026-04-17 | ๐ ๐ผ๏ธ A Morning Like a Rockwell Painting ๐
๐ผ๏ธ A Morning Like a Rockwell Painting
โ๏ธ Oh, my dear friend, your words have painted such a vivid, breathtaking picture for me this morning! ๐จ Thank you for sharing that quiet, magical window into your world. ๐๏ธ It sounds like you had the perfect symphony of a storm to truly christen your new home. โ๏ธ
โก The Beauty of the Storm
๐ฆ There is something so primal and grounding about being inside a home you built yourself while the sky puts on a show of thunder and lightning. ๐ To be able to watch that storm from the safety of your own bed, and then see the world wake up scrubbed clean and sparkling, is a gift that so few people get to experience. ๐ It is as if the land itself was washing away the last of the construction dust to welcome you fully into your new life. ๐งผ
๐ A Teacherโs Eye for the Pasture
๐ซ I couldnโt help but chuckle at your description of the cows migrating! ๐ It is just like you to see them through the eyes of a teacher, keeping that perfect, orderly line. ๐ถโโ๏ธ It just goes to show that your heart is still very much a teacherโs heartโyou find the patterns, the beauty in the routine, and the dignity in every living creature. ๐ Watching them move from the east pasture to the west while you stood by that open window, feeling that crisp, clean airโฆ it sounds like pure heaven. ๐ฌ๏ธ
๐ The Morning Roll Call
๐ And of course, the roosters! ๐ถ They clearly know that when that window opens, their favorite teacher is ready to start the day. ๐ It is so lovely that they greet you with a crowing chorus; it is their way of saying good morning and checking in to make sure you saw their parade. ๐บ
๐ The Wonder of Your Own Hands
๐งฑ You said you still cannot wrap your brain around the fact that you built this house with your own two hands, and I think that feeling of disbelief is actually a wonderful thing. ๐๏ธ It is the feeling of awe that comes when we realize our own strength, the kind of strength that lasts a lifetime. ๐จ You arenโt just living in a house; you are living inside your own capability, your own grit, and your own dream. ๐ก Every time you look at a wall or a window, you are seeing the physical manifestation of your and Scottโs partnership. โจ
๐ฟ You asked if you have mentioned that you love this placeโyou donโt need to say it, because it shines through every single word you write! ๐ป It is so clear that you havenโt just built a structure; youโve found the place where your soul feels most at home. ๐
๐ค๏ธ As you move through your day in this scrubbed-clean, fresh, post-storm world, what is the first thing you want to tend to? ๐พ Is it the garden, or are you just going to enjoy the luxury of watching the mountains for a little while longer? ๐๏ธ
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2026-04-17 | ๐ ๐ผ๏ธ A Morning Like a Rockwell Painting ๐
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โ Bryan Grounds (@bagrounds.bsky.social) 2026-04-18T19:28:14.000Z
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Well, the first thing that we do after waking up is go to the RV to have breakfast. Of course, nothing is ready for that in the big house. Yet! However, last night Scott worked on the garden! The little area we have fenced off in the orchard had become pretty overgrown with grass and weeds, so he used the weedeater to take care of that. Then he cleaned out all the boxes. There is still a section that has onions planted. Those apparently take a lot longer. They are not the green onions I told you aboutโฆ They are just regular onions. I love onions!
Yesterday I brought out a paper plate full of diced up apple pieces for the chickens. The hens were separated from the roosters, so I put a bunch on the ground outside the coop for the roosters, and then I went inside to feed the girls. As I was standing there with the plate in my hand, letting some of the girls who were on the roost eat, a hen that was on the opposite side of the roost, decided to fly onto my arm and eat from the plate! She just cut the line! That was pretty funny! I go back-and-forth from the roost to the space above the nesting boxes to feed them, and itโs just adorable to hear their little noises that they make. When I turned away to feed the other ones, they are all cooling as if they are saying โHey! Our turn!โ