Sunday walk in the bluebonnets...

I had just finished the previous blog post this afternoon when Michael came and asked if we could go for a walk...I'm not one to turn down a walk out in the pasture you just never know what you'll find...Of course Michael had to take a gun (bb) as he said he thought there was a Giant Spitting Cobra and he had to protect me...gotta love my boy! Spitting Cobras are dangerous especially giant ones, ekk!

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And of course I couldn't NOT take photos of the bluebonnets. Yes they are up and blooming. Not as big or as thick as in previous years but they are there...

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Furry little darl'ins.
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And the Phlox is all over too...
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You may get tired of bluebonnets after this post, I just couldn't help myself they are all over the place. Everywhere you look there is a bluebonnet...
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Ants...fire ants! Ouch!

Michael was irritating them by sticking a piece of grass in their hole.
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It's hard work and takes a lot of concentration to disturb fire ants...he didn't even know I had the camera in his face, lol. I have also noticed he is getting freckles just like I had when I was his age, too cute. Gotta love his KoolAid mustache too!
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I think this is my favorite but then it's really hard to choose!
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Then I turned and noticed these...Wow! Butterfly eggs!

We marked the spot and may go back to retrieve them. We have two butterfly habitats. Not sure I'm ready to feed caterpillars though, they eat a lot! Michael loved them and was so excited at the chance to raise caterpillars.
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Yes I finally found a shed antler, woohoo! Michael and I walked down near some trails by the dry creek bed and we were standing there talking. I looked down and said "Oh Wow!" Michael said what? He looked down and noticed an armadillo hole and said Mom it's just and armadillo hole and I said no Michael keep looking...He didn't see it until I put my foot on it, sheesh! Of course I'm one to talk I was standing directly on top of it!
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Then we headed back to the field of Bluebonnets...
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Scarlett Pimpernel, very pretty salmon colored bloom.
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Ahhh a field of bluebonnets...wild ones too!
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Such a sweetie he picked Mom a flower, gotta love the gun in hand too...

Thanks babe...and he never spotted the Giant Spitting Cobra, thank goodness!
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Yes it's a wildflower

and I know I've seen it in my wildflower books but could not find it tonight...
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This is a Wildflower too and I hate it...It hurts! Especially when you accidentally rub your leg up against it...Owwwww...it burns and it's name is Bull Nettle!!

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I actually found another nettle out in the pasture/woods. Last week when I was out there I thought I was walking through a type of beebalm/horse mint, wrong! I couldn't figure out what kept stinging/burning on my leg...well it wasn't beebalm it was nettles, ouch! Today Michael and I ended up in a patch of it and I told him don't touch it or your leg will feel like it's on fire...I need to go back out and take a photo of it as there are two types of nettle it could be.
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Michael spotted this ladybug and wanted me to take a photo of her, so I did! She had no spots and he thought that was pretty neat.
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Roadside Blue-eyed grass...they sure catch your eye.
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We had a pretty interesting walk and I always enjoy walking with Michael he has quiet the imagination and keeps you on your toes!