of leaves, Lu ‘n oranges [+ a machete]
A couple weeks ago, the yard needed a raking from all of the dead leaves that had blown across it.
Momma got out our rake and raked up the yard.
[So, Lu's not the most fashionable person in the world...
she's too darn cute for her own good tho!]
She said, “Rachel, run and get the camera! I want some photos of our ‘fall’.”
So I ran and got the camera.
Look how big the pile is!
Biggest dead leaf/dead grass pile I’ve seen in two ‘falls’ here in Costa Rica!
Lu had one of the oranges that Eric, Dad and Hannah had gone and gotten earlier that day.
She missed that I wanted her to look at the camera and smile…
Still a darling photo tho!
those oranges can be pretty juicy!
We’ve been enjoying freshly squeezed orange juice quite often as of late.
it is soooo much better than those prepackaged, ‘put in the right packet’ jugs of ‘orange juice’ you get at the stores!
MMMMMMMMMMMMM!
You all are MISSIN’ OUT!
Anyone ever ‘mowed’ a lawn with a machete? Yep, that’s how we roll here!
Usually, if it’s not a machete someone is using to chop up their front lawns, it’s a weed-wacker.
You very rarely find a lawn machine here to cut the grass with.
Makes for a good workout.
I wouldn’t really know, I’ve not chopped up the lawn with one myself!
All right, I have cut through foliage and huge masses of vegetation with a machete to get to the ground hidden beneath to help a friend plant their garden.
It’s kinda the same I guess.
I suppose that’s all for now. :) Hope you enjoyed it.
as ever,
-Ra’chel
Enjoyed this post! :) Lu is sooo adorable! lol love her outfit hahaha :) That orange looks soo good and a machete! That looks like fun — but energy draining at the same time lol. Feels like something from a movie :) Love the pictures!! =D Glad your momma asked you to get the camera for some fall pics =D
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Miss Ra'chel Reply:
December 1st, 2011 at 6:34 pm
She is adorable. And yes… the machete chopping can be draining! LOL A movie… oh yeah, totally. :P
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Her little skirt is so cute.
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Miss Ra'chel Reply:
December 1st, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Yes, it’s one of my faves.
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Oh. wow.
Look at that little girlie who’s not so little anymore! She’s so tall….her hair is so brown now….where’d that baby girl go who was snuggling up to me for pictures that summer day?
Miss you all… {{HUUUUUUUUUUUUGS}} Btw, Rachel- you have 2 things coming your way. I know, I did it again with the two packages….hoping they both get to you this time!
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Miss Ra'chel Reply:
December 1st, 2011 at 6:36 pm
Yep… she’s not so little anymore. It wasn’t summer… it was March, March 16th, remember?! terrible happy day – and I mean it in both of those words as describing the day. :) I know YOU know.
Oh two?!!!! both for me, or for who? I’ll be on the lookout for them :)
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Miss Toria Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 2:27 pm
‘Course it was the date, but it *felt* like a summer day. And it ’twas terrible happy- or happy terrible. Wish we could’ve stayed longer for more hugs and tears together as the evening wore on and all that followed…
LOVE YOU!
Yeps. Both for you. I spoil you that way. =P Actually it’s all supposed to be together, but I thought part of it might have trouble going through, and I didn’t want the letter to be lost if the other had problems, so I sent it separate….annnnd if that doesn’t make sense, it will once you get them. :)
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Miss Ra'chel Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 8:29 pm
I wish you could have stayed for what ensued your visit, but then again, it might have been worse had you. perhaps it worked out the way it was supposed to. I still have that photo you took of me as my gravatar… I love that one photo. I looked sort of ‘younger’ than my photos now, but I still love it. Thank you for being such a great photographer.
oooh, I can’t imagine what could possibly be contained in TWO boxes for me!
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Miss Toria Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 10:11 pm
I <3 that photo, too- as I remember it, you posed yourself. I just said, "Don't move! Smile!" and that was that. You're the one that makes the photo beautiful. :)
Love you dearie- give everyone hugs from me!
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Miss Ra'chel Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 2:01 am
:) I wasn’t posing – we were looking at the river, remember???? Eel River, with the 50ft drop.. :P
love you too!
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Those pictures of Lucy Lillie are *adorable*! I miss that little gal! And the rest of you, too, of course :D Give her a kiss for me!
Wow! I can’t imagine cutting grass with a machete!
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Miss Ra'chel Reply:
December 1st, 2011 at 6:37 pm
:) She is, isn’t she? I will give her a kiss. :) It’s not that hard – just takes a long time to cut the grass.
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LucyLilly is so cute! And her skirt is adorable too! And no little girl should have to worry about fashion rules anyhow. ;)
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Miss Ra'chel Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 8:28 pm
LOL yes, I know, but we always joke about her clothes not matching. she loves looking like a rainbow, methinks. ;P
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Love the pics and nice to see your Mama too.
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Miss Ra'chel Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 8:28 pm
she’s beautiful, ain’t she?
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[...] of leaves, Lu ‘n oranges [+ a machete] [...]
I had to rake the dead leave here, too.
What a cute girl!
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Miss Ra'chel Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 8:29 pm
:)
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Reading this blog, looking at pics and missing my family like crazy with tons of tears rolling down my cheeks!
<3 to all of you ……
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Miss Ra'chel Reply:
December 5th, 2011 at 11:20 pm
miss you tons too, Auntie!
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