It’s been a long time since I used the “Earthen House” (formerly “House Building”) category on a post. Our new house was delayed for one reason and then another since about 2006. But now we are back on track. Hurray!
The power company came out a couple of weeks ago and installed poles and power lines to our place. The poles make our driveway look more real, somehow–like an actual road. It’s an amazing shift in perspective, and a tangible indication of progress.
“Look at the copper ground wires glistening in the setting sun,” I said dreamily, as we walk down the driveway one evening.
My daughter laughed. “Mom, you’re the only person I know who would get so excited about electrical poles.”
Power to us!
And now the flower. Unbeknownst to me, after enlarging a roadside trench to keep rainwater from overflowing into our yard and under our house, Charles planted “North Texas Wildflower Mix” in the disturbed earth.
What a surprise it was this spring to find poppies, cornflowers, scarlet flax, baby blue eyes, and sandwort growing along the ditch. We love the red poppies, but this pink and white poppy was our favorite. It makes me want to copy it in crochet!
