Finally!!

I finally got the pool cleaned up this evening. I was down there this morning but sicker than a dog so I didn't do it then. But I did sit there and take photos of the deer and hawks this morning but not one of the photos was good enough to post. This evening both Michael and I went down to the pool. I didn't feel good but had to get the pool cleaned and Michael was a big help. I had to scrub the sides of the pool to get the ash off it and Michael patiently sat on the ladder and talked to me while I worked. He also put feed out for the birds and deer for me, love it when he helps me out. I finished cleaning just before sunset and we swam for a little bit. The Temp was 90 degrees F. down there and the pool was 80 degrees F. I was told by the pool company that the pool temp should stay comfortable enough to swim until January/February and I honestly don't see that happening. It was a bit chilly when we climbed in tonight and we soon got use to it, but I can not imagine swimming when the temps are in the 60's, no sir I can NOT!!

The Bastrop fire (the last I heard this afternoon) was 30% contained. I am so glad they are getting it under control. I really feel for all the firefighters, they've been working hard!

Photos from today...

Smoke and sun this evening....

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Doe I ran into down at the property tonight.

I went down to check the pool and go swimming. I couldn't figure out what all the black stuff was floating on the surface of the water at first and then it dawned on me...soot and ash, duh! I am praying they get the Bastrop fire contained soon, last time I checked it was still at 0% containment. I feel for all the people effected by the Texas wildfires and all the Men and Women fighting them. We are getting the smoke plume from the Bastrop wildfire.


I haven't been down to the creek in a couple of weeks and was shocked when I walked down there. The water is no longer flowing, sheesh we need rain.
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There is water in the deeper parts but no water flowing at all, poor fish!
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Sunset...those aren't clouds but smoke!
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Eerie sunset!
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I took a photo at 12:40pm today and it was smokey, but at 4:48pm it was really bad and the fire is 2 hours from us, ekk.

Information on fires in our area...

I was just reading about all the fires in our area in the closest local big newspaper in our area and wow there were quiet a few...

Click here to read the stories...

Wildfires and the sun...

Michael came in from outside and said the sky was dark and there was a storm coming in...hmmm we weren't suppose to get any storms today? So we went outside to look and it took us a few minutes to figure out it was smoke in the evening sky. I went and started searching the internet and found there were several large wildfires in Central Texas, yikes! Far enough from us not to cause any problems here but the wind was coming out of the North and blowing it down to us...

Very eerie...

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Sunset

I've recently heard there are or were fires in Goliad, Wesatche, Victoria and Yorktown, now those are a bit too close for comfort but we haven't seen or heard anything and that was second hand so still not sure! The wind was terrible today and with 21% humidity the fire hazard is high. I just hope people are very careful. Too much dry brush for comfort around here.

This evenings wildlife

Hawk silhouetted by the setting sun.

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Does, Does and more Does...


and even more does!
We also saw a grey fox but it was too dark for photos and while we were swimming we were serenaded by a pack of coyotes! Busy evening for the wildlife!

Michael's buck...

Yes we hunt but not for antlers but for meat, so it doesn't really matter if it's an 8 pointer or a spike. It's been years since I've gone, in fact I have never gone deer hunting since I moved to Texas. To me it's just too hot down here and I'd rather take photos. But Fred goes out, not that he gets anything but he goes out, lol. Well Michael has decided he wants to hunt. We bought him a youth sized rifle for deer hunting, he shot it once and didn't like it. It kicked and scared him. I don't know if he'll be going deer hunting this year or not. Until he practices some more with his rifle he won't be going. But this summer he spotted this spike, it's a yearling, and he says it's his! Fred laughs and can't figure out why Michael doesn't go after a better buck, but Michael is persistent and Fred is fine with it.

This spike may not make it to hunting season though. He is really scrawny and doesn't look good. The drought is taking it's tole and the deer need food! I feel for him as he is pretty much skin and bones!

Then on the way down our driveway I had several Feral hogs run out in front of me. I managed a quick photo of this one. We've seen them up at the house at night, they are eating the grain the horse spills on the ground. Since our new hog trap is not working I need to work on the old one and haven't done it yet. I was hoping we'd get a shot at them but no luck so far. I will not shoot at them at night, not with a horse and cows in the pasture and not knowing where they are...but I do know they need to go bye bye as they are making a terrible mess around here!

Stinky situation...

Uh Oh...Sometimes when I'm out in the pasture I do get in some situations I'd rather not be in...This is one of those situations. There were 4 juvenile skunks and thank goodness they saw me and decided to travel in a different direction...and I was praying that they didn't decide to leave me a gift of perfume too, ugh!

Sunset!