What a day....sheesh!

Be prepared there are a lot of photos!

We started our day at 6:30am, even though I told Michael we did NOT need to get up until 7am...ugh! After getting around and making sure everyone was fed we headed out. Michael had a day off from school and I told him I would take him to the U.S.S. Lexington (also known as the "Blue Ghost") in C.C.

Our visits always start with the guns out in front of the U.S.S. Lexington.

Love this photo, I got it all in the frame!

Our 2nd stop on our visits to the U.S.S. Lexington are the cockpits...

There are two of them and we go back and forth between them for at least 30 minutes...

Every time I see this photo I laugh, isn't he cute? He reminds of Snoopy playing fighter ace...so serious!

I finally talked him into going down into the crew quarters and engine room, Yeah...We've been going to the U.S.S. Lexington for 6 yrs and this is the first time I've been down in the belly of the ship. It was pretty cool. Michael even liked it although it took some persuading to get him to go, sigh! He just hates leaving the cockpits, ekkk.

A view of the bay bridge from the U.S.S. Lexington. With a pigeon caught in the frame, oops!

Downtown Corpus Christi and the Bay Bridge...

Michael checking out a Navy trainer plane...

Yikes he's an admiral!

We had a blast trying on hats and I had fun taking photos of Michael posing for me...They aren't the greatest as I didn't want to use the flash, it has a tendency to wash Michael out...

Silly boy!

He loves making faces for the camera!

A view of the Beach...Water is all stirred up due to high winds.

We stopped at Indian Point Park to eat lunch and I wanted to see if I could get some photos...

Ruddy Turnstone

Red-Wing blackbird

Sandpiper ?

Sea Oxeye

Ruddy Turnstone caught flicking shells looking for lunch.

Okay so these birds were pretty much the only ones that would let me and a 6 yr old get close too, lol...I love their colors.

Another Sandpiper perhaps!

and another maybe? Shorebirds are something I am not very familiar with...especially Sandpipers and such.

Tri-colored Heron

Michael running when I said it was time to go, lol...He was ready!

We had to rush back to his school to pick up....
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The BABY CHICKS!!

We are now the proud owners of 7 baby chicks...

The eggs were actually from our rooster Burt and his girls...There are more on the way too, ugh! Fred is home and plans on spending his weekend building another chicken coop as he is the one that wanted the chicks! Looks like I may be a chicken rancher, ekkk

I also get updates every 15 minutes as to what they are doing and Michael keeps going on and on about how cute they are...I remind him that they will grow up and some may be roosters like Burt so don't get attached. So now he's started naming them, ugh...So far we have Bob, Jill, Tia and he hasn't figured out the others ones yet...
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Michael has been so excited all day...The U.S.S. Lexington, Baby Chicks and we also have a new family member and she arrived tonight...

Lydia is what we've decided to call her...Isn't she adorable?

She will be an outside kitty and keep Ralph company in his old age.

She's in a crate on our front porch and so far her and Ralph seem to be getting along great...Michael loves her to pieces but she is just a tad bit scared so we do have to watch those claws...

And that was our day in photos...We made it home just before the deluge of rain came and in approx. 2 hrs received 3.3 inches of rain, yea. We needed it and hopefully we'll get a little here and there in the next few days. Most of this soaked into the ground and there is hardly any flooding, yet...But you just never know...

Hope y'all have a good weekend :o)

Baa Humbug to no sun!

Okay so I actually started the morning off with indoor photos...

Jake pouting because no one will play with him....boohoo!

Michael's new Star Wars Lego ship...and yes he did build it with just a little bit of help...he's learning and I'm loving it.
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Then I couldn't help myself...everyday when I bring Michael home from school the daisy's are open and absolutely beautiful...so I went out in the sun this evening...just for a little bit and guess what I didn't turn Purple either, lol...

One of my favorites...

and another favorite...

The 3 amigos is what enters my mind when I saw these...

ahhh another favorite, love the touch of pink/purple and the itty bitty green bug...

Then I hear "Momma it's coming for you!"..."Momma watch out!"

So I stand up and slowly turn around and no it's not a snake but a fuzzy caterpillar...They are still all over the place! Thanks for the warning Michael (chuckling)...I just hope he does warn me when there is a snake instead of a fuzzy caterpillar, ekkk!

Mexican hat with a bug...

This is one of the last wildflowers to bloom in the spring.

Wild Rose...yes they're blooming too!

And Oh MY what have we here?

Mr Scaly Lizard on the house, too cool!

See Mom this is why I had to go, sorry but isn't he cool?

I love this photo, it's the first decent photo I've gotten of a Scaly lizards face and eyes...sweet!! Used the Sigma Telephoto 70-300mm lens set on Macro...

and here's a full body shot...they look so ancient!

Beetle, loved the colors...

Okay so it's not a flower or a critter but my son...My purpose in this photo is to ask does any ones else's child run around with one sock on and one off? He's been doing this for a month now and when I ask him why? he can't answer...he doesn't know why...He just likes to do this...Strange, very very Strange, lol...But then look who his Mother is? getting close ups of lizard faces, ekkk....Scary!

Summer is on the horizon....

I decided I need to get as many photos of the property and wildflowers as possible as they will be gone soon :o(

I had planned on starting to shred/mow soon and took Michael over to the property after school to play with the camera...

Prickly Pear Cactus Bloom amongst the darn Bull nettles!

I played with this photo and I still don't like it...grr...It was overcast today and I kept blowing out the sky trying to get photos of the pasture, frustrating to say the least!

Love this photo!

I was fighting the wind today, it was really blustery out...So when all else fails grab hold of it, lol...I got a decent photo of the sunflower!

Michael was in the truck with the windows rolled up, ugh! I guess the pesky mosquito's were attacking!

He cracks me up!!

Goof ball!

The kids pool down at the creek...Green, Green, Green!

Actually we are in desperate need of rain. The 3.5 inches we had a few weeks ago isn't stretching far enough!

Time to mow the path...Yes there is a path there, somewhere?
About this time Michael was in the truck yodeling, ekkk...I guess his patience had run out! Time to go home!

He scored an A on his 1st grade assessment test and I let him pick out a Lego Star wars kit as a reward. I was so proud of him! It was time to head home and play Lego's!

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On another note it seems one of the Texas critters decided to bite me...not sure if it was a spider or tick. I had a bite with a bulls eye so I decided to have the doctor check it out...seems I'll live, but in the meantime he put me on some meds and I found out that I cannot be out in direct sunlight while taking them, I'm NOT happy! Being it's been 90 something it's just too Hot to wear long sleeve shirts and jeans...So for 10 days my nature photos may take a dive...but they will return. And there are always indoor photos of my goof ball son and his dog and cat...

Boys will be Boys!!

Lori and I were in the house and we wondered what the boys were up too! We thought they were playing in the sandbox, NOT!!

They had the wagon full of water and were playing in it, ekkk...

When they all climbed in the wagon together it was the perfect picture!!

Can you remember doing this in the summer, Oh those good old summer time memories!!

I think this is going to be a GREAT summer for the boys!

Happy 7th...

Anniversary Babe!

I feel so blessed that God brought us together and love you with all my heart...Thank you for the 7 wonderful years together and may there be many many more....Love You!