Misc. Vegetation

In between taking photos of everything else these past couple of days I've stopped here and there for various photos of the vegetation...

Violet Wood Sorrel (above) are popping out all over in my flower beds. I had to stop Mom from pulling them out this past spring as she thought they were clover. See Mom they are not clover and they have a beautiful delicate bloom...

Water droplets on grass...yes we do have grass and it looks like I actually get to mow the GRASS this week!! YeeHaw! (Ugh, I'm joking and not looking forward to mowing, lol)

I don't have a clue as to what this is but I thought it was pretty...and it was blooming...

Wild morning glory with water droplets...

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Fred and I were were just amazed at how in one week we can go from brown and crunchy to GREEN, GREEN, GREEN...It's amazing how everything comes back with a little bit of rain...just simply amazing!!

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Water is life!

Fred at the Shop...

In the previous post I told you we had met Fred at his employers shop where he and Trey were working on the rig...I had Michael playing in the puddles with tadpoles and I was taking photos...

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I was walking by the wash rack when I noticed how it framed the swabbing rig and Fred working, sweet!

Fred re-heading his line.

If I understood Fred correctly they have to heat the Bobbitt up and that is why there are flames coming out of this bucket...I thought it was cool...Look at the design and colors!

Trey watching Michael play in the puddles! Did you know Trey is going to be a Daddy soon (October)...yep we're going to be grandparents for the 3rd time...

Here's a photo of the back of the rig and Fred working...I was annoying Fred by taking photos and asking questions...I've heard him talk about these items; Re-heading, Bobbitt, weight bar, lubricator, Blow out preventer but never actually knew what these items were...I do now, but don't give me a quiz, lol...I'd probably fail miserably...But I do love knowing what my husband is doing and how it works...we can never stop learning!!

I just love Warning signs...and how different companies word them! Another words if your an idiot and you don't know what the heck your doing don't do it!! Doesn't that apply to most everything? As to the mind altering substances we won't even go there...But isn't everything in life mind altering?

Tadpoles

Late Saturday morning we met Fred at the employers shop. He had to work but we wanted to spend time with him. While Fred and Trey did their stuff I discovered something in the puddles at the shop.

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Tadpoles

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Oh how I remember the fun I had with them as a girl and I called Michael over...he's seen them before but it's been a looong time ago...

I showed him how to catch them without hurting them and he gave it a try...He was having so much fun!

Mom I GOT ONE!!

Then he was trying different tactics to catch them...Like scooping up the mud they are lying on...lol...Oh what fun..Mud, Mud, Mud!

I was standing back watching him...just wondering when he was going to fall in...sigh!

He was having so much fun and very intent on finding ways to get to the tadpoles...except his board floated away, uh oh!! And I'm not sure how but he didn't fall in either...Maybe because I told him several time if he wanted to go to lunch later on he'd best NOT get muddy!!

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Later in the day after we got home I was a bit upset with myself...I don't know why we didn't bring some tadpoles home to raise into frogs, grrr...He would have loved that...Maybe next time!

Heading to the High Ground

From Tuesday of last week to Friday night we have received a total of 7 & 3/10's inches of rain...and yes we flooded. It wasn't bad because of the drought quiet a bit of the water has soaked in...But with all the rain the low areas have filled up with water and the critters are headed to high ground...

We spotted this frog on a window Friday night...he was so cool. Michael had a great time watching him catch bugs and looking at the bottom of his feet through the glass.

Early Saturday morning I spotted the cow and calf in the pasture...Seems the babe had an itch...give him a few days and he is going to have a lot of itches as the mosquito's will be out...It's hard to believe it's been over a year since we've even seen a mosquito! I honestly don't miss them!

I took this photo Friday when it was raining...It seems every feeding hole on the large hummingbird feeder was taken and hummers were waiting...

And this is a Millipede and he scared me half to death...sheesh. I went outside late one night and just happen to glance over and saw him, I thought it was a snake at first, ewwwwwwwww!! Well of course I had to go grab the camera...

A photo of the hummers in the late evening using the on camera flash...Michael and I spent most of our evenings last week outside as our electricity kept going off...seems there was a tree causing the wires to arc and Pop! Off would go our electricity. Our Electric Coop guys would come out and search and search but had problems locating the problem...Saturday morning it once again went off and they spent most of the day clearing brush...Not fun when it's wet and there is 150 acres to walk and check...But so far so good...

KoolAid Kid

Okay so the photos I was going to work with and post are on the other computer, grrr...and I was too lazy to turn it on and put them on the EHD and then put them on the laptop...Instead I decided to work with a photo of Michael from this evening...he had me laughing. I couldn't believe how red his tongue was...ewww......

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It's KoolAid KID!!

Credits:

Paper and most elements and alpha. a kit called "Lizzy" designed by Fruit Loop Sally (aka: Sandra Edwards)

Little person from a kit called "littlefriends" designed by Fruit Loop Sally (aka: Sandra Edwards)

Photo mask is a Grunge Frame 3 designed by Jen at Jencropable.com

Gotta Love my boy!!

What's your ology?

***********FOODOLOGY***************
What is your salad dressing of choice? Honey Mustard

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Texas Road House

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? Rice

What are your pizza toppings of choice? Mushrooms & Breakfast Bacon

What do you like to put on your toast? Real Butter

***********TECHNOLOGY***************

How many televisions are in your house? 2

What color is your cellphone? Silver

Do you have an iPod? I have a Mp3 player and love it.

***************BIOLOGY******************

Are you right-handed or left-handed? Right

Have you ever had anything removed from your body? Wisdom Teeth

What is the last heavy item you lifted? Vacuum Cleaner, I vacuumed the couch off, lol…I love Collies!!

Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Yes, By a horse

************BULLOLOGY**************

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? No

If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I like my name…but if I had to maybe Elizabeth or Sarah.

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000? NO!

**************FAVORITOLOGY****************

Season? Spring

Holiday? Christmas

Day of the week? Sunday

Month? May

***********CURRENTOLOGY*****************

Missing someone? Yes, my husband.

Mood? Happy, the house is clean.

What are you listening to? Jockey’s on Animal Planet

Current worry? When can we build our house?

***************RANDOMOLOGY*****************

First place you went this morning? Kitchen to turn the tea kettle on.

What’s the last movie you saw? GI Joe

***************OTHER-OLOGY*****************

How many pairs of flip flops do you own? None

Last time you had a run-in with the cops? 10 yrs ago come December near Marshall Texas…butt heads!

Last person you talked to? Fred

Last person you hugged? Michael

Do you always answer your phone? If I hear it I do.

It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? Dead meat who ever it is….

If you could change your eye color what would it be? Green (lol, mine are green/blue)

What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? I don’t go to Sonic but if I got a slushie it would be cherry.

Do you own a digital camera? Yes, two. A Canon Rebel Xti and Canon Powershot S3 IS

Have you ever had a pet fish? Yes, 3 at the moment

Favorite Christmas song(s)? Mary did you know

What’s on your wish list for your birthday? Wide Angle lens and External flash

Can you do push ups? Yes, I’ve been working out!

Can you do a split? Heck NO!

Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Excited

Do you have any saved texts? I don’t know, how do you erase them?

Have you ever been in a car accident? Yes

Do you have an accent? LOL, yes. I am trying to get rid of it but Texans here say I sound like a Yankee…But then talk to my Mother and she says I’m starting to talk like a Texan…I’d prefer the Texan accent.

What is the last movie to make you cry? I do NOT remember.

Plans tonight? Waiting for someone to get home and blogging.

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? Yes.

Name 3 things you bought yesterday? Hmmm…I was home all day and didn’t buy anything.

Have you ever been given roses? Yes

Met someone who changed your life? Yes, a lot of people!

How will you bring in the New Year? We normally just stay home and watch TV.

What song represents you? I just heard one on the radio the other day by Gary Allen and I loved it…Life ain’t always beautiful.

Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? Just for a visit…would love to meet my Maternal Grandfather.

Do you have any tattoos/piercings? Just one piercing in each ear.

Does anyone love you? Hell yes.

Would you be a pirate? Hmmm, not sure. I think I’d prefer dry land to living on the sea.

What songs do you sing in the shower?’ I don’t sing in the shower, lol…you really don’t want to hear me sing any where.

Ever had someone sing to you? Yes, Fred used to sing “Kiss an angel goodnight” to me…

Do you like to cuddle? Yes, yes, yes.

Have you held hands with anyone today? Yes, Michael.

Who was the last person you took a picture of? Yes, Michael’s funny face.

Are most of the friends in your life new or old? Both

Do you like pulpy orange juice? Yes.

What is something your friends make fun of you for? My curly hair.

Okay now it's your turn...copy and paste to your blog and let me know...

In FULL force...

The Hummingbirds are here and in full force...I'm having to fill the feeders (3) twice a day. Looks like winter may not be as early as it was last year...and hopefully not as hard too!

We received 6 inches of rain Tuesday and Weds. and it's raining today again. A nice steady rain today not like the torrential downpours we got earlier in the week. The grass is peeking up and things are starting to turn green, Yea!! I was outside the last 2 nights and Oh My! The frogs (peepers) are so loud in the low areas it's deafening...It honestly feels like spring outside!

I've got some photos and hopefully I'll get to those in a bit...Now off to fill the hummingbird feeders....I sit here and watch them out the window it's amazing as to how many are out there...