What's Up??

We saw this dandelion field as we were zooming down the road one day. My great granddaughter said "Wow! That's a lot of dandelions!" ha! ha!

I had this inquisitive little squirrel.. (which I haven't seen for awhile.)

He got up in my old wheelbarrow..butt in the air!! Looking, searching..trying to find IT!

I think he must have buried a nut or something in there. Maybe he found all of  the ones he had buried in my pots and planters..

I had lots of these cat birds...they are marked really pretty.

And of course the orioles. They came for quite awhile, but had to share their grape jelly and oranges with the cat birds. sad So, I haven't seen them much anymore either.

But these sweethearts, come visit all the time. I usually put safflower seed in the pan on the patio. They seem to love it. We've had those black birds here almost all spring. When we fill the suet and seed cakes...they seem to finish them off in a couple days..uggg Finally, last week my son filled the hanging ones again. Yeah!! And thankfully they haven't returned. 

One night there was one of those beautiful moons out..my camera never seems to be able to capture the true essence of it. But it was really pretty!

 

Are you ready for the 4th?? I just almost hate to see it come. Our state has legalized fireworks this year. (I know they used to shoot them off before...knowing they'd never get caught). But now...it's terrible...they are really shooting off BIG ones. Poor Rusty, he just goes nuts. Do you have big plans for this holiday weekend?? I hear on the news the price of regular gas have dropped below $2.00 a gallon. What is your price where you live?? It's $2.06 where I live, and $1.95 across town!!! (I'm assuming one area sells more than the other.) Stay safe...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring

Gosh I love spring. To watch turtle doves as they gather each day, as they soar through the air, and land in our trees. Then onto the patio, looking for some seeds to eat!!! (Aren't they pretty??)

During the day Sunday, we had rain off and on. Here is a shot of the clouds rolling through. This lilac tree is gradually loosing it's vibrancy. That being said this has been the best year for them.





Here is another tree on the opposite end of the patio. They are so beautiful this year!! It seems the weather plays such a big role in their longevity.

 

When I started this post, I could hear such beautiful spring sounds, all I could think of was "I love spring"! With the windows open, I could hear, lawn mowers, dogs barking, kids playing outside, birds singing their songs... What is not to love about all that??

 

Good night....

This and That

We spotted this kitty the other day, when we were looking at those pretty purple tulips! Isn't the white ring around his tail cute?? At first he was sitting enjoying the sun..but as soon as he saw us..he decided to move on.

Mr. Robin was primping himself after a shower in the birdbath! They are so fun to watch. I told Tom, sometimes when the rain fills the birdbath, they don't seem to get in it. However...I have seen them wash up in a mud puddle...ha...ha!

I just think that Morning Dove's are such a pretty bird. Normally, there are always two of them. A male and a female. And their song is so pretty.

Tom was sitting by the window yesterday and he said, 'there's a rabbit, by the birdbath!' And sure enough there he was, just sitting and watching what was going on around him.

 

Today a friend of ours stopped over for a visit. Earlier this morning I was sitting out on the front porch visiting with our neighbor and along came the garbage truck! My friend was on that truck. We hollered at each other across the driveway! He even brought our garbage can/tote up to the house for us. (bless him.) Later when he came to visit, I had made some copies of his wedding photos. They were married 5 years ago and had lost the photos that they had. He was so excited to see the ones that I had.

 

Off to the dentist tomorrow morning! I need a filling! Wish me luck...