It dawned on me...

Grammy is here and I haven't been taking photos of her and Michael together or of what she has been doing...to bad they weren't bugs or birds, ha ha ha!

Michael and I found the above dog fabric and it even had a Collie on it and Grammy said it was perfect for a pillow case...She makes Michael pillow cases all the time and we just LOVE them!! We had a problem with the one above though...Michael and I both wanted it on our own pillow...I had it for about 1 night then the little imp stole my pillow!! (hint-hint Grammy)

Grammy spent the day working on a quilt...when she gets her squares, or whatever you call them, done I'll take some photos...The colors are gorgeous!! But her back was a bit sore, I suggested Michael get the massage thingy and rub Grammys back for her....

He took his job pretty seriously at first...he's really concentrating!!

Uh Oh...he's losing interest...(how long is a 5yr olds attention span?)

He's had enough...now time to play!! LOL...That took about 5 minutes, if that!

Bugs... Birds... & Blooms from the yard!

I drank a cup of Green tea this morning and I was literally bouncing off the walls...So after doing some cleaning on the computer and working on a couple of digi layouts I decided to take the camera outside. It is absolutely gorgeous outside, a bit chilly, but still blue Sky's and sunshine...

I saw one of my vines has aphids and wanted to get a closer look so I used the Macro lens...

With the naked Human eye all you see is yellow dots but with the Macro...Totally awesome...they look like little aliens from outer space...Moms fix'in to spray them so bye bye little aphids!!

Then I thought why not try the Macro on the birds...I pulled a lawn chair up to about 4 ft from the feeder and waited...and they came, lol...Above is a chipping sparrow!


An American Goldfinch...more than likely a female as the males are getting quiet a bit of yellow on them right now...Spring is in the air!! Well at least here it is...

Tufted Titmouse...

I'm thinking I should have tried this Macro lens a little sooner on the birds as I think it did a terrific job...no color distortion...But I wonder how many birds will let me get 4 ft away too, lol...Here birdy, Here birdy...

And at last the bloom of the day....Carolina Jasmine...One of the only plants of mine that has Not been effected by the frost...and does it smell sweet too!!

A little story

I pretty much grew up on my Families dairy farm. We had baby calves continuously through the year to feed and take care of...They were all adorable and sweet.

After I left home I continued to take in baby calves to raise...I have learned that sometimes when a calve was sick and we were trying to nurse it back to good health it would have a sudden burst of energy...It made you feel good as you really thought Wow the little bugger is going to make it...only to find out a bit later that it wasn't meant to be...I am not sure where this little burst of energy comes from but it's heart breaking to watch, one minute they seem to be on the mend and then next they are at deaths door...It's life and it happens. I always picture those little calves up there in heaven in a big green pasture with all the other little calves running around and truly enjoying themselves...free from pain and suffering...I'm truly glad I had the experience of living on a dairy farm and dealing with animals most of my life it makes my world a bit sweeter when the tough times come...

Our Baby lamb passed away this evening...It dawned on me late morning that he had just had his burst of energy this morning and he wasn't going to make it. He is at peace and feels no pain and I am sure he is kicking up his heels with a bunch of other baby lambs right about now, truly enjoying himself and perhaps he found a Mother to nuzzle too.

Michael is fine as I've explained to him about heaven and it being a better place free from pain where the little lamb would have other little lambs to play with...he's my little trooper!

Thank y'all for your prayers and well wishes, we honestly tried to save him, it just wasn't meant to be...

Lamb update

No Photos this morning, it's a bit too chilly to stand outside long.

I was up at 5am to prepare the little darl'in his bottle and give him another dose of antibiotics.

He was curled up in his crate but when I got him up he was immediately looking for some food...He took the bottle on his own and drank about 2 oz's...That is all I would let him have as I don't want his tummy getting upset...I was so tickled that he took the nipple by himself and drank heartily...I'm thanking God and continuing to pray for the little bugger...Just maybe he'll make it!!

Are you my Mom?

Jake woke me up at 6am, feeding time!...little lamb was still alive, thank goodness.

He's acting a bit better today but still not over the hump...This morning when I took little lamb outside Jake joined us and I grabbed the camera...It was just too cute!

Are you my Mom?

Baaaa (MOM!)

I'll be your buddy but I am NOT your Mom!

I was told to watch Jake with the lamb. Jake has been wonderful! Michael sat out on the porch with the lamb in his lap this morning too...He's fitting right in and hopefully will be doing well soon...

Baby Lamb

We went over to my in-laws ranch today and Grandpocka had a baby Barbado lamb. It was 3 days old and it's Mother had abandoned him.

I had Michael sit on the ground and hold the little lamb. (wrong thing to do)

He fell in love, especially when the lamb curled up on his lap and went to sleep.

Grandpocka kept telling me to take it home and I kept saying NO, NO, NO. I've raised calves and an assortment of farm animals before and it is not easy. There is also no guarantee that this little guy will make it...

Then Grammy started in about how cute it was and that we needed to take it home...

Then Michael started in that he wanted to bring it home, ugh!!

I am such a sucker....as we now have a baby lamb in our family...sigh!!

He hadn't eaten for 3 days and I'm honestly not sure if he is going to make it or not. He didn't want to eat tonight but he did eat about 4 to 6 oz's of milk replacer today...So hopefully his little belly is still full and he's just not hungry. Michael is taking raising this lamb very seriously and helping me at every moment...and yes I explained to him that the little one may not make it and sometimes it happens and there is nothing we can do...He's in Gods hands!

I also told Grandpocka if it makes it as soon as it is eating grass/hay and grain it's going back to the ranch!!

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge at Sunset

Michael had a dentist appt. in Corpus today to have a cavity filled...in his words "a hole in my tooth"...afterwards we went to a craft store then to Whataburger on the Corpus Shoreline. I decided if we hurried we could make it to the refuge before dark...we barely made it, ugh!!

I loved the calm water and the reflection of the sky with the reeds...

The sun was setting and I was losing my light...Not sure what this little guy was...but I snapped a quick photo, lol...There were birds all over the place...even had one land on my head on the walk down from the observation deck...Not sure what he was doing and I attempted a photo after he flew from my head to a tree branch but it was just too dark and the photo was a bit blurry...it seems the birds love me :o)

This was the view at Jones Lake as the sun was setting...well it was a lake but it's pretty much dried up right now...The Feral Hogs seem to be enjoying it...

I took this photo for my friend John who asked me the other night what I thought Jones Lake might look like now...Well here you go John...not too much water left at all...we didn't see any alligators either...

This was taken from the top of the Observation deck just as the last of the sun was was going below the Horizon...we had to run up the walk-way and I caught this, a tree top view! The haze is smoke from a brush fire that was in the area.

And here's my Boy...acting silly!!

It was a beautiful day...that is until the sunset and then it got chilly...Brrr...