I love mornings at our house!

Meadowlarks

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Whitetail Doe
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Cardinal

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A group of does

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Bluebirds

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I also saw my first Robin this morning, which means they are starting their migration North. Spring is in the air!!

Red Lobster here we come!! WooHoo!!

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Michael made a deal with me at the beginning of the week. If he read 4 AR (Accelerated Reading) books for school this week and scored 100 on each of the tests I'd take him to Red Lobster for dinner! Normally he reads two AR books a week and lately he's been reading chapter books and this is a struggle for him to just finish 2 books a week and he doesn't always score 100 on the test either. Well he did it! I am so proud of him and just beaming! I called the school to see if they'd send him a note to let him know We are going to Red Lobster, woohoo!!

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Way to go MICHAEL!!!

A Birthday walk for a cousin...

Today is my cousin, Susan's, Birthday. I wished her a happy birthday on facebook and she said she was looking forward to some photos...I wasn't sure I would find anything as it is rather windy and cold out but I said a little prayer and...

I captured a photo of my beautiful Jakers...

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And as always I had company on my walk...KitCat and Jake...

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Then I spent a few minutes chasing this butterfly around...
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And then I found this one that had just come out of his/her cocoon...

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Drying the wings...

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And after carefully looking about as I walked I found this tiny little bloom, just for Susan!

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A Mighty Oak with the wide-angle lens...

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Jake and KitCat waiting patiently for me...

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And a big Wet dog nose just for Susan too....

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I quick grabbed the camera...

and took a photo of a jasmine bloom before the sun set!

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Family...

Criste, Fred's Mom, wanted a photo of Fred with his kids...Fred has 5 siblings and I took photos of them too with their kids. We printed out the photos and put them in a very nice frame for Criste.

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I had one of our nieces take a photo of Fred and I...
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The funeral and Rosary were very nice and it was good to see Fred's family. Pretty much everyone has gone home and now the time of adjustment comes...
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May he Rest In Peace...

Fred's Dad passed away tonight.

He will be missed dearly and I am so glad Michael was able to give him a hug tonight and tell him goodbye.

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Playtime at the Property in the Afternoon

I decided Michael needed to get off his computer and I needed to go check on the property. We grabbed some toys to take with us...

Swing batt'a batt'a...I was having a hard time pitching and holding the camera, lol. But he was swinging at every pitch!

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Okay so maybe some golf instead?
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Flying hair shot...Strike!
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Unloaded...

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Targets...yes we got a little target practice in too!

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