Busy day....

We need a new front door but can't afford to put one in right now. So my intentions have been to sand it and paint it for the time being and after months of having the paint I finally accomplished it today!

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Michael wanted to help but I was trying to do a good job and he's a bit sloppy when it comes to painting. Took me a minute but then I got an idea. I gave him a small cup of paint and told him to go paint the chicken coop. He didn't get much done but he did what he could do and he had fun...and it kept him out of my hair and away from the door :o)

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Fred called me the other day and said he found some laying boxes. He said they were Mexican laying boxes and pottery. He wasn't giving me a good description. I told him just bring me one home and then if I like them he can get more...Hmmm well you can see it above. It's a terra cotta pot that you turn on it's side and it's a wee bit small. I kind of chuckled! But just to humor Fred I put it in the pen. I'm interested to see if the hens will try it out or if they can even fit in it. Guess Mexican chickens are small, perhaps Bantams? It honestly looks like something a snake would like, ekk!

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And here's the front door!

I'll do the door jam next week and in the morning hours. I wanted to start this project this morning but it didn't happen and it got a wee bit warm out before I finished. I love it but I'm also wondering how long it will stay white?

Oh My Goodness...

For the past two years Michael has been bugging me for something...I kept telling him NO NO NO!! Well today I surprised him!

(I honestly don't know what I was thinking, or perhaps I wasn't thinking...)

See that smile...I love it and he loved what he was looking at!

"Oh Mom your the best I've wanted one for years and years"

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Meet Peg...

Yep he named her peg and loves her.

He has her wrapped in a towel at the moment and sitting on his lap while he watches Tv.

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He just isn't sure what to do but in time he'll learn. I wanted to wait until he was old enough to take care of a bunny. He's been helping do chores and take care of all the animals around here for the past 6 months and so I thought it was time. Daddy has been warned he is building a rabbit hutch this weekend :o) of course with Michael's help!

Morning photo shoot...

I had a few moments this morning after taking Michael to school and the sun had just risen so I grabbed the camera and headed outside...

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The bougainvillea on the front porch is looking good.

Hmm on my computer this photo is sharp and clear, gotta love Blogger and what it does to photos!

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I was thinking as I watched Lydia sitting on Michael's water tub that maybe this isn't a Zoo but a 3 ring circus. She's definitely the Queen around this place!

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Jake making sure she's doing it right. We are his herd what more can I say...

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I have a feeling she's telling Jake I don't need a Momma, now back off!

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Should I stay or should I move a little closer to those hummingbirds? Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...Sheesh Life is tough!

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Not sure if you remember but I said I hadn't seen the Berryline Hummingbird. The next day I saw him come buzzing into the feeder. This morning I happen to get a photo of the fast mover...I think I could watch Hummingbirds all day, they are so fast. I have quiet a few more Hummers and several male Ruby throats fighting over the feeders. The air is alive with buzzes and chirps, Michael calls them little dive bombers...Zooooooom.....

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Cupcake

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A friend made this for her daughters birthday, aren't they adorable. I was lucky enough to receive one and it tasted as good as it looks. It was so pretty I had a hard time cutting into it though!

Have you ever...

Looked a Texas Toad in the eye?

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The Hummers are here...

A wee bit late too. I had one buzz me around the first of March and I put the feeders up and then I didn't see any until this past week. I went back to photos from years previous and I know we've had them around the first of March migrate through but I couldn't find the photos. I remember one year we had one stay the winter and I kept the feeder up all winter for him. He sure looked miserable when we had cold wet days and would roost on the porch all hunkered down and fluffed up.

I've been seeing a male and female come to the feeder regularly. The female is a ruby-throat as for the male I'm not sure if he is a ruby-throat or a black chinned, those two species look alike to me until you see their iridescent throat feathers. This guy was not showing them to me tonight. He's probably a ruby throat. In fact both of them were a little shy and I had a rough time getting a photo. Hopefully more will come in and they'll get used to me and the camera. I really miss our berryline hummer. He was a regular for the past two years but I haven't seen him this year.

Not sure if it's me or maybe there is enough wildflowers to feed them but I'm not seeing the number of hummingbirds I used to see this time of year, I wonder what happened to them?

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Good Morning Mr. Sunshine...

Where did Mr. Rain go? We miss him!