Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Wow how fun!! Germany and Newsboys and Casting Crowns! So jealous. Casting Crowns was just at our church a little while back....love them! Got any pics?
purplequeenvt - Ivy Knoll Farm
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Sounds like an amazing trip. I am so glad you are getting lots of photos. I can hardly wait to see what you have. Not a bad farmer... you will have lots of stories to tell your lambs when you get back, and they won't have grown THAT much. What an exciting trip.
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purplequeenvt
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I'm having a quiet evening in tonight and I have access to a computer and internet so I thought I'd put a few pictures up for all of you. Almost everyone else is gone - the "adults" (the parents) went to a concert, the 2 (my brother and friend) young men went to the pub to watch the Germany/Portugal Euro Cup soccer game, so there are only the 4 of us girls left home.
We have known the family we are staying with forever. My mother first meet them about 30 years ago when she lived in Germany for a year. They visited us a few times over the years and then, in 1999, their oldest son (then 17) stayed with us for a year. He was the big brother I never had. All four of their children have come to stay with us for a week or 2 at one time or another.
And now some pictures!
The Colosseum
Roman Forum
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower was built as a bell tower for a church and it took over 300 years to complete the church (~150 yrs), the baptistry, and the tower (~150yrs)
I like to call this picture "A weed with a view" - taken on Montserrat near Barcelona, Spain
One of my favorite places....Pompeii. It was amazing. There are houses that still have the original (very bright!) wall paintings and tile floors.
Mount Vesuvius
We have known the family we are staying with forever. My mother first meet them about 30 years ago when she lived in Germany for a year. They visited us a few times over the years and then, in 1999, their oldest son (then 17) stayed with us for a year. He was the big brother I never had. All four of their children have come to stay with us for a week or 2 at one time or another.
And now some pictures!
The Colosseum
Roman Forum
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower was built as a bell tower for a church and it took over 300 years to complete the church (~150 yrs), the baptistry, and the tower (~150yrs)
I like to call this picture "A weed with a view" - taken on Montserrat near Barcelona, Spain
One of my favorite places....Pompeii. It was amazing. There are houses that still have the original (very bright!) wall paintings and tile floors.
Mount Vesuvius
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purplequeenvt
Herd Master
Geez.....I have chicks coming out my ears! I got message from my sister saying that another Speckled Sussex showed up with 1 chick today. I confused now, because I am fairly certain all the SS hens were accounted for when I left. Of course I could be really bad at counting and very unobservant. Another possibility is that it is the hen that vanished without a trace several weeks ago. It was over 3 weeks, but I suppose she could have just kept on trying. I won't know for sure unless my sister does a head count or until I get home.
This is the current chick count.
7 - 3 month old chicks
20 young hatchery chicks
16 young hen hatched chicks
There is still one more chicken (that I know of) and a duck setting. And my sister can't find her camera!!!!!! I dying over here. I NEED pictures of my babies!
This is the current chick count.
7 - 3 month old chicks
20 young hatchery chicks
16 young hen hatched chicks
There is still one more chicken (that I know of) and a duck setting. And my sister can't find her camera!!!!!! I dying over here. I NEED pictures of my babies!
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purplequeenvt
Herd Master
Well...we are back from our trip. It was awesome, but I was definitely ready to come home.
Our first stop was Rome. We visited the Bathes of Diocletian (now a church), the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Pantheon, etc... We also visited the Vatican City and saw the Sistine Chapel (no pictures allowed
) and St. Peter's Basilica.
Aqueduct
After 4 days in Rome, we headed to the Norwegian Epic for a week long cruise of the Mediterranean.
The Epic is currently the largest cruise ship. It can hold nearly 5,000 passengers and 2,000 crew.
Day #1 - Tuscany
Vinci - Leonardo di Vinci's hometown
Pisa
Day #2 - Cannes, Monaco, and Eze
We drove through Cannes, but we didn't actually get to see much of it.
The Monaco Formula One Grand Prix is raced on the streets of Monaco. This is the most famous (and dangerous) corner of all.
Eze is a tiny little village on the top of a mountain. It supposedly has a really great view, but it was cloudy, so we didn't get to see.
Day #3 - Provence (Avignon, Palace of the Popes, and Les Baux)
What's left of the Avignon Bridge
Palace of the Popes
Les Baux - another little village on a mountain
Vineyard (taken through the window of a moving bus)
Day #4 - Barcelona
Gaudi's Sagrada Familia
Montserrat
The *feral cat* on Montserrat. My brother told us to stay away from it because it was feral and would bite us......
Day #5 - Day at sea
Day #6 - Amalfi Coast
Positano and Sorrento
Limoncello
The Siren Islands from the Iliad
Pompeii
Day #7 - back to Rome
We then flew to Germany for a week. We didn't do a lot and the weather wasn't the best, but it still was a nice time. We were in the Stuttgart/Tbingen area.
Punt boats on the Neckar River
And because I am a farm-girl.....
If anyone can tell me what kind of duck this.....the male was black with a white head.
I even found some sheep!
I have a tons of pictures of flowers that I might share at sometime, but I haven't gone through them yet.
Our first stop was Rome. We visited the Bathes of Diocletian (now a church), the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Pantheon, etc... We also visited the Vatican City and saw the Sistine Chapel (no pictures allowed
) and St. Peter's Basilica.Aqueduct
After 4 days in Rome, we headed to the Norwegian Epic for a week long cruise of the Mediterranean.
The Epic is currently the largest cruise ship. It can hold nearly 5,000 passengers and 2,000 crew.
Day #1 - Tuscany
Vinci - Leonardo di Vinci's hometown
Pisa
Day #2 - Cannes, Monaco, and Eze
We drove through Cannes, but we didn't actually get to see much of it.
The Monaco Formula One Grand Prix is raced on the streets of Monaco. This is the most famous (and dangerous) corner of all.
Eze is a tiny little village on the top of a mountain. It supposedly has a really great view, but it was cloudy, so we didn't get to see.
Day #3 - Provence (Avignon, Palace of the Popes, and Les Baux)
What's left of the Avignon Bridge
Palace of the Popes
Les Baux - another little village on a mountain
Vineyard (taken through the window of a moving bus)
Day #4 - Barcelona
Gaudi's Sagrada Familia
Montserrat
The *feral cat* on Montserrat. My brother told us to stay away from it because it was feral and would bite us......
Day #5 - Day at sea
Day #6 - Amalfi Coast
Positano and Sorrento
Limoncello
The Siren Islands from the Iliad
Pompeii
Day #7 - back to Rome
We then flew to Germany for a week. We didn't do a lot and the weather wasn't the best, but it still was a nice time. We were in the Stuttgart/Tbingen area.
Punt boats on the Neckar River
And because I am a farm-girl.....
If anyone can tell me what kind of duck this.....the male was black with a white head.
I even found some sheep!
I have a tons of pictures of flowers that I might share at sometime, but I haven't gone through them yet.
Well its not a Ruddy Duck so hmmm. Was the head all white or just the front half?purplequeenvt said:Well...we are back from our trip. It was awesome, but I was definitely ready to come home.
Our first stop was Rome. We visited the Bathes of Diocletian (now a church), the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Pantheon, etc... We also visited the Vatican City and saw the Sistine Chapel (no pictures allowed
Aqueduct
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7083/7373571624_48784732e7.jpg
After 4 days in Rome, we headed to the Norwegian Epic for a week long cruise of the Mediterranean.
The Epic is currently the largest cruise ship. It can hold nearly 5,000 passengers and 2,000 crew.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8016/7189301133_a4b5ac558a.jpg
Day #1 - Tuscany
Vinci - Leonardo di Vinci's hometown
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7189311535_d18d991afb.jpg
Pisa
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7374544754_661fafe5c5.jpg
Day #2 - Cannes, Monaco, and Eze
We drove through Cannes, but we didn't actually get to see much of it.
The Monaco Formula One Grand Prix is raced on the streets of Monaco. This is the most famous (and dangerous) corner of all.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7188345233_61d7f11bac.jpg
Eze is a tiny little village on the top of a mountain. It supposedly has a really great view, but it was cloudy, so we didn't get to see.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5470/7374565260_1c4f47e5d4.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8025/7189332413_52176916a0.jpg
Day #3 - Provence (Avignon, Palace of the Popes, and Les Baux)
What's left of the Avignon Bridge
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8026/7188348685_8cf34f3dce.jpg
Palace of the Popes
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8002/7188347381_8d8d164557.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8168/7188347819_fb2d4ddb32.jpg
Les Baux - another little village on a mountain
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7223/7188350017_7a422d2d7a.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7188350199_b03d6db9fa.jpg
Vineyard (taken through the window of a moving bus)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7077/7373583454_3e98d7775f.jpg
Day #4 - Barcelona
Gaudi's Sagrada Familia
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8161/7188354935_9fbda93be7.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7373587706_533c6b3d20.jpg
Montserrat
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/7188355483_b24b731344.jpg
The *feral cat* on Montserrat. My brother told us to stay away from it because it was feral and would bite us......
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7188355213_6dcdb36d00.jpg
Day #5 - Day at sea
Day #6 - Amalfi Coast
Positano and Sorrento
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/7188358119_4d41557482.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7188358355_d2c918eff4.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7373590682_1f5f023c62.jpg
Limoncello
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/7373591490_9cc93375ae.jpg
The Siren Islands from the Iliad
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/7188358467_9392768ea6.jpg
Pompeii
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7373596600_2f86870e22.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5193/7188363045_f2b3dff7c1.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5339/7373595946_6162ed13fe.jpg
Day #7 - back to Rome
We then flew to Germany for a week. We didn't do a lot and the weather wasn't the best, but it still was a nice time. We were in the Stuttgart/Tbingen area.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7188373889_b890f57749.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7090/7373606516_7f9280fd46.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/7188372933_f1dc8e714a.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7373605522_ee5dbdc22a.jpg
Punt boats on the Neckar River
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5469/7373604304_0d689d1bf5.jpg
And because I am a farm-girl.....
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7105/7373603638_81b0f6d82d.jpg
If anyone can tell me what kind of duck this.....the male was black with a white head.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7373603808_5e364320de.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7229/7188371515_041af49c1f.jpg
I even found some sheep!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8016/7373605180_bbd862b69c.jpg
I have a tons of pictures of flowers that I might share at sometime, but I haven't gone through them yet.
elevan
Critter Addict ♥
Beautiful pics. Thank you for sharing.
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purplequeenvt
Herd Master
I found a (not so great) picture of the male.Symphony said:
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purplequeenvt
Herd Master
Thanks!elevan said:
