What we've been up too....

Friday morning just before I took Michael to school I looked out the kitchen window and was in awe....What a gorgeous South Texas sunrise!! I didn't have time to put a different lens on the camera so I used the Macro lens, as that is what was on the camera. I mowed the yard Thursday and took photos of the wildflowers in the yard before I mowed them down...Those will be in a later post, it's been a looong day and I'm tired. But I wanted to give you some photos to check out as I don't like losing my followers and I've been amiss lately...

Saturday (today) Fred and I headed to town at 7:30am to drop his truck off for some work and we planned on spending some time goofy off in town until it was done...That did NOT happen. Fred's Dad called and said lets do that bridge, ugh!! So we ran around town like mad rabbits getting what we needed and headed over to the property...

I didn't have my camera earlier and this was in the evening and supper time...brisket, beans, potato salad and deviled eggs. I'm not sure what I would have done without Mom. She did a great job of getting everything together, Thanks Mom!

This bridge is going to be slightly bigger than the first one we put in...and hopefully will last a Long Long time....

One of the post and holes...They managed to get another one in before it got dark, Yea!!

Oops! I know probably not appropriate to post but it had me laughing...Country boy caught!

Dad's backhoe and the tank that will soon be where Fred's tractor is...Still have a lot of work to do but it's exciting to be starting! When this is done we can start on the house, Yea!!

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Thank y'all for being patient with me...I've got tons of photos to post...I can't wait to show you some more wildflower photos...I saw Indian Paint Brushes today but didn't have a chance for photos...hopefully tomorrow?

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Have a Great rest of your weekend I'm headed to bed ♥

I'm lazy....

I admit I'm being lazy lately and no I still haven't got the birthday party photos ready, ugh!! I need to get on the ball as there are some really adorable photos of the boys and family members...

but in the meantime...

I did this layout of them...

Actually I used a Quick Page designed by Danielle Young @ http://www.danielleyoungdesigns.com/blog/ Today she was giving away a free Quick Page she designed from her latest kit called Cupcake Celebration all you have to do is leave a comment on the blog post and she'll send you the Quick Page...Thank you Danielle I love it!!

Credits:

Quick Page designed by Danielle Young @ Oscraps.com

1st alpha is from Lindsay J called Another Paradise

Birthday Boys...

Happy 1st Birthday J.J. and Malachi!

I think the boys had a good time. They're still a wee bit little and not quiet understanding what all the taadaa is about!

I took over 300 photos and I got some really good ones but I'm still a bit under the weather...Hopefully in the next few days I'll share some more with you!

Malachi and JJ's 1st Birthday Cakes

I finished the cakes tonight with a lot of help from Fred, thanks darl'in!

I've been sick all day and in bed. Still feel like crap, but I told Erica and Jeremy I'd make the boys their own personal cakes for their 1st Birthday party tomorrow...So glad Fred knows how to bake! He baked the cakes and I decorated them!

They're done and hopefully Mr. Michael will keep his fingers out of them! I also hope I'm better tomorrow to attend the party...I want photos!

The People - February 21 2010

When we got over to Dad's he was fix'in to drill some post holes so we went off to help...Well Fred helped, Michael drove the mule following behind and I walked here and there taking photos on a beautiful spring day!

I didn't realize Michael was holding Fred's hand until I saw the photo later, awwww so sweet!

Michael was taking his job seriously and was just too cute!

Grandpa was laughing at Michael...he's entertaining!

They were working hard...I was too :o)

Can't help myself they're all over the place...

Here's a "Where's Waldo" photo...can you see what I saw?

I found a freshly dug den...The tracks were not really clear so I don't have a clue as to what animal dug it....armadillo? fox?

Ahhh and another "Where's Waldo" photo...do you see it? What is it?

San Antonio river after flooding....

Hurry, Hurry....Run, Run....

Zoom...Zoom

I see you...."Look at me Mom"!

Daddy teaching Michael how to use the emergency brake...

Now for the rest of the story...Michael stopped the mule on a slight incline and hopped off...He walked down the incline to help Daddy and Grandpa...Then the mule started rolling, UH OH!! He ran back around the mule and I was right behind him...Michael jumped on it and pressed the brake while I pulled the emergency brake up...Poor thing was scared he didn't want to drive after that...he knew he messed up...But Daddy took him over and showed him how to set the emergency brake and take it off...We told him mistakes happen and that is how we learn...It's all good now!

All done and getting ready to head back to the Ranch house...

For a cool refreshing drink of water and some laughter!

Texas Wildflowers ~ February 21 2010

I managed to get quite a few wildflower photos this past Sunday and thought I'd show you what I found...Most of these were taken with the Macro lens...some I took with the 50 mm, just playing around! All these flowers were found in the river bottom near the San Antonio River in Goliad County Texas. Just to note most of these flowers are tiny, very tiny and I also found 98% of them in a 50 ft by 50 ft sq. area...I love to stay in one spot and see what I can find regarding photos...

The above bloom is actually a shrub. I searched on the internet as I thought it might be buckeye but that wasn't it...I need to look through my notes but in the mean time just enjoy the beauty!

Baby Blue eyes...these blooms are all over the place at the moment!

Above and Below Fendler's Bladderpod, other names are Bladderpod and Popweed. One of the first wildflowers to bloom and it is gorgeous!

Perhaps? Western Peppergrass.

Hmmmm I found just this one tiny bloom in the yard...it's not a wine cup...is it a crocus? It's been awhile since I've seen one...It wasn't in my wildflower books...Anyone have a clue?

Ten Petal Anemone...I took a photo of this one before but this time I zoomed in with the Macro...Sweet!

Hmmm need to get a better photo of the leaves as there are several possibilities this could be...still love it!

Above a close up of Phacelia and below is a photo of the whole plant. It is also known as Blue curls, spiderflower and wild Heliotrope.

Sow Thistle.

It is an introduced species from Europe and has become a troublesome "weed"...hmmm aren't most wildflowers considered weeds? The milky sap was used for eye ailments and skin eruptions....

Possibly a Pencil Flower...but not positive on that...

A closer view...gotta love Macro!

I couldn't miss this bit of bright red crawling in the greenery. She didn't cooperate very well and kept moving, moving, moving...

This one was so tiny....I loved how tiny and delicate it looked.

Bokeh?

Looks like something from the Mint Family...

Southern Corydalis

Ahh well he's not a flower but he was in the 50 ft area I was in and I thought he was kind of cute!

A few digi layouts...

I've been spending sometime at the Dealership lately, a lot of time. I love the fact I can take the laptop and work on photos and scrapbooking while I'm waiting. Because I don't have internet there I get a lot done...But I'm so tired of going over there and hopefully I am done for awhile...A bit of advice if you are going to buy a truck do not get one with a sliding back window...they leak! We bought the truck during the drought so until it started raining last fall we had no idea...Today they replaced the whole back window so hopefully it's fixed...Below is what I accomplished today and yesterday I did photos which I will add here in a bit...Gotta make Mom happy :o)

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"You are Suppose to be Asleep"

Click on the photo to get a closer look and read the journaling...A lesson learned!

Credits:

Owl - In to the night kit by Create wings designs

Lets journal kit by Dawn Inskip @ Catscrap.com

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"Lover Boy"

Click on the photo to read the journaling. Jake is my lover boy, he's so sweet...

Credits:

Puppy kit by Dawn Inskip @ catscrap.com

Tag - Rex and Tinkerbell kit by Megan Farrow (Flergs)