I read a great quote today that I want
                                                 to add to my refrigerator quotes....
                                                       
                                                           "Don't cry because it's over,
                                                            Smile because it happened!"

                                                 In other words, don't be sad because one
                                                 part of your life is over...be grateful that you
                                                 were able to experience it.

Look at the Size of those thorns!

Do any of you recognize these thorns?  They are part of a hawthorne bush and we have about 10 acres of them up in Crouch, Idaho!
My husband and I have been going to Crouch to thin these things and it takes most of a day to clear a 12 foot patch of these things.  He bought a back hoe thinking he could dig them out but it was NOT TO BE!  They have to be hand done.  I wish I would have taken a picture of my husband's bloody arms for proof.  Anyway, we got a steal of a deal for this property and now I think I know why.  Even with this said, the place is so beautiful and serene!  We LOVE Idaho!!