The wind...

was awful today and it was NOT my friend! It's beating up my hanging flower baskets and making it impossible to use the Macro lens...but I did manage a few photos with the 300mm...

Michael and I went down to the property, me to water Fred's garden (he owes me dinner) and Michael wanted to swim...Brrr...water temp was 72 degrees F. and with the cool wind blowing wasn't helping...

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Bluebonnets under the live oak...

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Only a face a mother could love but they really are beneficial, cleaning up dead animals so we don't have to smell them for long. This one was watching Michael swimming in the pool.

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Possibly a red-shouldered hawk, he was quiet a distance off...

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I know what this one is but I can't say...as I posted it on my facebook page and said if someone could properly name it I would give them a 5x7 photo (unframed) of their choice.

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Buckeye butterfly...I've noticed when the wind is bad they flatten their wings out when they stop at a flower, much easier to hang on...

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Same butterfly taking a break from the wind...

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