Grandbabies~ Digi layout

Accomplishments

Mom and I were busy today...each in our own space and each working on different projects!

Below is a layout (Paper) of our Nephew, Nathan, that I worked on today. He left for Marine Boot Camp in November 2007. His Graduation from Boot Camp was in February 2008.

We are all so very PROUD of him!! He's come a long way!

Recently he just received his orders for Afghanistan so please keep him in your prayers as he works and fights for our Freedom!!

Thank you Nathan and may God be with you!!

Mom in her little corner finished this cute little Santa today.
She did a beautiful job and I love him!!
Thank you Mom!!

Company

We had a little incident last night that left Michael in tears. It was my fault and I felt just awful. And my Sweet Dear Friend Helen called this morning and asked if she and Ashley could come over for the afternoon to kind of make up for yesterday evening...Giving Ashley and Michael some playtime...They had a blast and I am so glad Helen and Ashley came over!!

Thank you Helen!!

Michael misses playing with his friends!

Playing Cowboys and Indians....

Ashley is in love...too bad she couldn't take him home, lol....I told her when she is older and has her own place and Kit is still with us she can have him....

Helen and I did some work but I can't post it on here as it is a secret...lol...We had fun and for 3 hours of work it came out really sweet...At the rate we are going we might have the project we are working on together done by June, lol...Then you can see it!!!

A GOOD day = GOOD Friends :o)

The last of the photos from today...

This little guy was flitting all over the place...I think he is a ruby-crowned kinglet as I saw two of them chasing each other and I saw a spot of red on their heads...and from what I've read the red spot only shows when they are excited...but then don't quote me as I could be wrong too!! lol...

Another one I couldn't get a decent photo of...They were rather large (there were two of them) so I am thinking Hairy Woodpeckers but then again they could be Downy Woodpeckers...lol!

On my walk I found this nest up by the pasture....more than likely last years nest!

I then came home for a bit and just before sunset decided to walk the pasture here at the house...

First thing I spotted...A squirrel. He really thought he was hiding from me, lol...

Then I spotted this guy....

A Thrasher and once again it could be a Long billed Thrasher or a Brown Thrasher...I am really getting disgusted with my photos today as the parts of the bird I need to see for identification did not come out very clear...ugh!! But I did have fun and was excited by all the birds I saw...Spring is definitely in the air here...Now if we could get some rain, sigh!!

I decided to play with the sunset filtering through the Oak trees as I walked home...

Good Night everyone and have a Beautiful weekend!

Green Kingfisher

Let me tell you right off these photos are awful....But I was so excited when I saw this pair down at the creek I had to take photos. I've seen Belted Kingfishers and Ring Kingfishers but I have never seen Green Kingfishers...When I was walking down the path to the creek I heard kingfishers (they make a clicking sound) and thought oh cool...just maybe I can get a photo, just maybe....Well imagine my surprise when I spotted them and realized they were Greens, YeeHaw....I had one problem I could see them but there was just too many branches in the way for a decent photo...grrr....I moved a little but didn't want to move too much as I didn't want to scare them away...The female was at the creek drinking and the male was above her keeping watch...

I made a book in grade school about Belted Kingfishers (I think my Mother still has it)...They've always fascinated me.

This was the female after she finished drinking at the creek...

A few seconds after I took this photo they both flew off...Hopefully they are nesting nearby and I might be able to get some better photos later on...and actually they don't build nests in trees but burrow into the creek banks making a long tunnel and build their nest in it.

It doesn't take much too get me excited, lol....

Meadowlarks

We've had Meadowlarks out in the pasture for the past month but they are really skittish and I hadn't been able to get a decent photo...I was hoping with the new lens I could make another attempt...

I liked this photo with the cow and the meadowlark.

From what my bird book says the only way you can tell the Eastern Meadowlark from the Western Meadowlark is by their voice...As these guys were to busy hunting for food they weren't singing and I don't have a clue whether they are Eastern or Western Meadowlarks!!

I think I got some fairly decent photos. They were still a bit too far away but I knew I would not have been able to move any closer or they would have flown off....

Birds in the Morning...

I was sitting here at my desk this morning and happened to glance out the window and our little hummer was buzzing the Aloe blooms....so glad I cleaned the windows the other day, lol...The hummer was a might skittish and I only managed this one photo...

Then the cardinals came...this is a female cardinal and a bit blurry due to the window.

I then decided it was time for a break and took the camera outside. There were birds all over the place...While I was taking photos of Meadowlarks I was being serenaded by a Bewicks wren. He has the most beautiful voice and I love listening to him. I actually thought it was a Carolina wren until I looked over at him and noticed he didn't have the colors of the Carolina. He was sitting on the exhaust pipe of the tractor just singing his heart out!!

Then I looked up and saw this.....

Yes Sir!! It's a cowbird and a horsebird traveling in different directions, lol...Sorry couldn't help myself....

I actually spent the day taking photos of birds...It was HOT today...91 degrees F. and a little breezy...But tonight we have a cold front coming in and tomorrow we are supposed to have wind gusts over 20mph...So I thought I'd get my photo fix today!! Since it is Spring here in South Texas the birds are singing their hearts out and literally all over the place. I saw several birds that I had never seen before....and really enjoyed myself!!

Because of all the photos I took I am separating the blog posts up....