This evenings photos...

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 I laid my beach towel down on the deck and this little guy went and sat on it! I asked him what he was doing it was mine but he never did answer me...

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 Da Moon...

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A little Green/Brown eyed Monster...

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Baltimore Oriole...he made my day!

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I spotted this Baltimore Oriole in the yard today and figured by the time I got my camera he'd be gone. But he wasn't. He decided to hang out in the Pecan tree and I am so tickled I got a photo of him, absolutely gorgeous!



John Wingo you were Awesome

With a Sad and Heavy Heart I say goodbye to a good friend and fellow Nature photographer.

John passed away yesterday and he will be missed!

I met him a few years back at Indian Point near Portland Texas on the 4th of July. He was there with a friend taking photos of the Corpus Christi fireworks display. I saw his camera and was in awe so I walked over and introduced myself. I was also there to take photos of the fireworks and later we exchanged email addresses and photos.

He helped me to become a better nature photographer and was always encouraging me. He never said one negative word, he talked about his Dad and how is Dad encouraged him. If I had any questions John was always there to help and if he couldn't he would find the answer for me. I am grateful that I met John and will always remember what he has done for me and my photography skills.

Thank you John. May you Rest In Peace.

If you'd like to check out John's blog here is the link
Click here
I'm not sure how long they will leave his blog up but he was an awesome photographer.

Remember Each and Every day...

Just a few photos from today

Just as I was headed to the property this morning we had a brief rain shower...really brief!

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 We still have bluebonnets.

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 How may photos of the Indian blankets can I take? As many as I want, they are gorgeous!

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 Come on rain...Over here!

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 Yucca blooms

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Indian blanket after the bloom.

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 I need to shred/mow but I just can't do it...

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And yes we still have Indian Paint Brushes too...

Other than the wind it was a gorgeous day!

Fred's Garden...

Is doing great...

Fred's been out of town working so I've been having to water and weed but we are managing to keep it up...Anyone want some veggies? There is going to be more than I can eat and since Fred doesn't eat veggies...Ekk...

Cucumbers to the left, then string beans, green peppers on the next row and then tomatoes (we are going to have a lot of tomatoes) and I've been picking yellow squash and giving it away (I'm not too fond of yellow squash, eww)...We also have Zucchini squash, Acorn Squash, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Onions, Garlic and Ochra  (which I do not like, nor do I know how to spell correctly either,lol)...sure wish the boys ate veggies!



Visitors this weekend...

We had a friend's two older boys over for the weekend and they had soo much fun...

 We did a lot of swimming...

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 They played games...

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 And more swimming...(Our future Navy Seals, so they said)

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 And even though they've grown and are a might big they played in the sandbox...

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 They had a blast driving the 4x4 mule around the property...

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 And more swimming...they wore me out but it was worth it to see their beautiful smiles~

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 We went fishing at the creek too...Zac caught two nice bass and two sunfish/bluegill...

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 Michael caught a small bass and 3 sunfish/bluegill...

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 Colby hooked a huge bass but lost it and he got 3 sunfish/bluegill...

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 I even managed to catch a couple of fish...this was a good-sized bluegill...

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 We had a snake that was being a nuisance and wouldn't leave the area after I tried chasing it off. I couldn't tell if it was a water moccasin or not so I had Fred come down and take care of it. It was not a water moccasin and I'm sorry we had to kill it but with the boys down there I'd prefer to be safe than sorry....

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 More fun times riding around on the mule...

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 and of course more swimming...

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And it even goes to show you that even young boys have B.S. sessions....

We had a great weekend even if we all were wore out and tired it was well worth it!! Can't wait for the next time they all come over!!