Stuck at the house...

Michael has a stomach virus and he's one sick puppy so I've been stuck at the house. I didn't even get to go swimming today :o( He's been sleeping since 6pm and I'm hoping by tomorrow morning he'll be much better. But I was bored and got the camera out. I had planned on taking photos of Molly but she ran for her crate, lol...Guess she's like Scarlett and playing camera shy. Instead I went outside to see what I could find out in the yard and pasture...

Bouganvilla

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Locust shell...
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Dry grass and there is a lot of it out there, sigh! A lot of dirt too!
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Harvester ants, I could watch them all day.
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I spotted this sap on a silver leaf sunflower plant that was dying. I wonder if it's due to the heat, I've never seen sap coming out of the stem before. I was actually looking for bugs since I had the Macro lens but I had company...
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KitCat was following me...and being a pest! He really misses not coming in the house. The cats have been staying outside since Molly came, she really, really likes the cats. Lydia did come in the other night, but after Molly went in her crate for the night, and Lydia stayed in the bedroom.
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The young (teenage) hens were following me...There was a crowd right behind me, lol.
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Wait! Wait for me....
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Got bugs? We are looking for bugs...sigh! I wasn't having any luck finding any bugs either!
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I did find a Huge Fungi and thought it was strange...don't they need rain? It had been growing for a while as it had grass shooting up through it. Why is there grass growing there, I'm not sure...there is no water within a 100 yards or more?
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Lots of Mesquite beans on the ground. I'm glad Julie doesn't eat them. I've been told some horses will and it will make them really sick. I know the cows eat them, not sure why they haven't found these, there were a lot of them on the ground!
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And of course lets not forget sweet Lydia, she always follows me!
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