During our Florida visit last weekend, we stayed the first night in the house that belonged to my grandparents in Brooker. Jason and Kristen live there now. In addition to the house, there is a lot of land, around 150 acres. I had not driven in the back in a while.
David's dad came up for the party and spent Saturday night at my parent's house with us, so we had extra time to spend with him. He greatly enjoyed riding around the farm and seeing a part of old Florida.
Papa, who would have celebrated his 87 birthday today, planted a lot of pine trees on the land before he died. They provide a lot of forest, but when storms move through the area, they fall on fences, causing some headaches.
Here is an example of one of those potential headaches. The tree is leaning and could fall on the power line to the house, not a good thing. They are going to take care of it very soon.
This is an antique tub that acts as a pond drainage system of some sort. Some of the land in the back is swamp land and very wet and muddy.
I didn't realize Jason was in this shot until I looked back at the photos. We're driving down a path. I think the sun's glare is causing the frown on his face. :)
The ponds aren't as dried up as they've been before, but I'm not sure how many fish are in there.
My nieces, Mia and Mattie, love running in the back. Mattie runs all over the place and very fast. I would have taken a photo of her, but she was out of sight within seconds. Here is Mia taking a rest.
It was nice to drive around and see the farm. On Sunday, David and his dad drove over to Gainesville and saw the new sanctuary that St. Patrick's Catholic Parish has built. St. Patrick's was the church we attended when we lived in Gainesville, and they've had plans to build a new church for many years. Construction plans were put on hold a few years ago due to rising costs, so it's nice to see they've finally completed it. They'll dedicate the new sanctuary on August 15.
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