Wonderful Trip to Boise and Kansas City-June 2011

Papa & Kids




Papa & kids at the historic Idaho Pen.

Papa & Maya at Kyle's baseball game

At Kyle's Baptism--6-4-2011

We left Mansfield on Sunday May 29th and returned June 10th. We drove the 2010 Ford F-150 Lariat some 4850 miles on this trip--traveling from Atlanta thru Nashville, St. Louis, Lincoln, Nebraska and I-80 thru Provo, Utah on into Boise. Similar to last summer's trip West, it was once again very windy on the Plains. Our travels this time took us to a high elevation of 8000 feet (with snow on the higher mountains seen from a distance) with a low temp of 54 degrees! We spent most nights on the road in either the Marriott or Holiday Inn Brands. Going out and back we spent nights in cities that included:

St. Louis, Missouri

Lincoln, Nebraska

Rock Springs, Wyoming

Salt Lake City, Utah,

Laramie, Wyoming

The bulk of our stay was in the Residence Inn across from the Boise State University--same hotel we stayed in this past Christmas trip.

Uncle Charles and Aunt Marie

We met up with Marie, Wes, BeBe and Charles at the Ryan's in Macon on Monday--April 18th, 2011. It was great to see them again. Here are a few photos.

2011 Garden Under Way

We skipped having a garden in 2010 due to our summer travels out west. So, the weeds and grass were doubly hard to remove since they had had two years to get out of control.

To begin clean-up, I first used the Kubota with the Bush Hog. Afterwards, I used the Troybilt industrial mower--running it across the garden several times--lowering the mowing deck each time.

Finally, I cleared the rows with a rake and then used the Husquvarna Tiller--making several passes each time and removing additional weeds and grass. My garden has always had 6 rows, this year I decided to add a seventh.

The photos below show the final tilled rows. In the next couple of days, I will till in 10-10-10 fertilizer and then be ready to plant after Easter.