Here we go again.....

I sat in the truck this morning after dropping Michael off at school and watched the temperature drop from 65 degrees F. to 45 degrees F. in 20 minutes, Brrrrrrrrrr!

It's funny as one minute you have the air conditioning running and the next the heater is kicking on...sounds like a good day to go back to bed if you ask me!!

I spent a few minutes down at the property this morning checking on the Jersey cow (yes she is still there) and the calf. It seems the calf was not the tiger stripped cow's (she is not there) but the Jersey's...but then I haven't seen him nurse so I don't have a clue! Oh and Shhh, don't tell Fred but I've been feeding her alfalfa cubes and making sure she has water, lol. I'm praying no one comes to claim her as I think my heart has been lost...I've even, kind of, named her, lol...Belle fits her...and the calf well I named him too...ekk...Ferdinand! I am such a sucker and probably fix'in to get my heart broken too! Ahh well live for the moment!

Yesterday while I was outside watering the plants I saw this little skink (below). He was beautiful and I loved his glimmering gold color. They're pretty quick and don't normally stay out in the open for long...I watched him for awhile and then decided to run for the camera! When I came back out with the camera I managed to find him and coerce him (filling the area up with water works well) back out into the open. I was snapping away and took a quick glance at the photos, ugh!! My camera settings were all wrong, Grrr...I hate when I do that!! I got two more photos and then he was gone...I was so disgusted as I wanted to get him in clear focus and also capture his beautiful colors...Below is the only photo I managed where you could at least see him, lol...Lesson learned, ALWAYS check your camera settings when you start taking photos!!

Skinks kind of look like itty bitty snakes with legs but I think they are related to the Salamanders...They're quick and move with a slithering motion...and I've never met an ugly one either, lol...Their colors are beautiful! They will startle you at first and yes I've jumped a few times upon spotting them as I thought they were a snake at first glance! From what my amphibian books says this is a "Ground Skink"...Thanks again to my sister Karen for the Amphibian book as now I can try to identify the creepy crawling critters I find! And give you all a boring lesson on them too, (grin)!

Have a bright beautiful (warm) day!