Since we moved to the farm we usually hang up clothes outside on the clotheslline to dry them. It saves on using the propane that we will need for heating and cooking. 

I had complaints that the towels were ripping the skin off of some of the users so now we put them in the dryer on fluff without heat to soften them up. I really didn't notice anything since I grew up with towels dried on the line. When it was winter they were hung in the basement. My mom had a dryer but she rarely used it.

Since the weather has changed from the hot dry days of late summer to rain on and off now the wash day is any day it is not supposed to rain. Or if rain is predicted later in the day we usually try to do some wash before the rain comes.

I have this problem when I hang up anything. I have to organize it. Everyone's clothes must be put together plus shirts go together and pants or shorts within that person's area. When I hang up towels I have to separate them into kinds of towels also even though I have to throw them into the dryer to fluff up. I just think it looks better on the line too. This one had a row of dish towels and then hand towels, then a row of larger towels and finally a row of washcloths. I love hanging it all up.

This is a Black Swallowtail. We only see one at the most at a time and then not everyday. I found it next to the barn in the weeds. It was very difficult to get a picture as it would not sit still long. Everytime I would move closer or balance on a log it would seem to get skittish and flutter around.

Blessings.