Two weeks are over for the project!

We have been here for two weeks and have gotten a lot of things done.  In another week we will be heading to the next project in Lindale, Texas.

Pictured here with us is the couple who is in the blue motor home behind us.  They are a Sower couple on staff at Appletree to organize the maintenance projects.

This is the group here with us this month.  L to R we have Dale and Cheryl Curtis, Cheryl and Lyle Rippentrop and B&B.

At our first daily devotion we heard from Rebecca Dow, CEO of Appletree.

Of course when you get a group of boys together we have to talk about our toys. 

One of the major projects was to roll up this 60 foot wide playground rug, repair the holes under the turf then roll the turf back and nail it back down.  We completed it in two days. 

Another project was to empty this container, find out what was to be kept and what was to be thrown away then rearrange what goes back in. 

One of the sights in the area is the City of Rocks.  We spent an afternoon wandering through these giant rocks.

Of course we need to take time for a little reflection and quiet.

Some of just take the solitude a little farther than others---

---but when they come out they are beautiful and refreshed.

We felt that this specimen was unique enough to capture on film.  The core of this rock appears to be a porous material from a volcano.

We saw this one and remembered we were hungry and a few mushrooms on a steak would really make the day.

Taking the high ground, this Gamble's quail has a great view of the whole area. 

From the adjacent hill this view gives you a good look at most of the City of Rocks. 

The City also has a Botanical Garden. 

One of the cactus was blooming--- 

---and this is how you get a great picture like this---

---the agave was looking great--- 

---and the cholla was also in bloom.

During a fund raiser benefit for the Boys and Girls club, a group of the Appletree high school students took part in the entertainment.  

Again, this one is for our daughters. 

No matter where you go out here this is a sign to keep in mind. 

The White Winged Doves know how to eat from a finch feeder.

If you think this place isn't special, just consider where you could be.