Toad in the Watering can...

 I have a watering can set under the eaves on the bunkhouse to catch any rain water we get. I noticed there was a toad in there the other night. (We actually have a lot of toads all over the place lately) The next morning I looked in there and didn't see the toad, hmmm? I filled the can up to water my plants and out he pops from the stem of the sprinkler part...Not a good place to hide Mr. Toad...

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I ended up emptying the water can and got Mr. Toad out before I watered my house plants! Last night as I was stepping outside I looked down and there was Mr. Toad in the watering can again. Guess he is either very thirsty or he didn't learn his lesson the first time. Obviously he can get in but not out...

Baby Squirrel.

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Michael had a friend over and while playing on the bridge a baby squirrel found them. The boys called me to come check it out. Not sure where its Mother was but it was young. It would follow the boys around grunting. Poor thing. I told the boys to leave it alone and let nature take it's course. Nature isn't always kind but we believe wild animals need to be left alone. I constantly talk to Michael about the food chain and we need to let nature takes it's course even if it's a cute baby animal. As to the baby squirrel when it realized the boys weren't going to feed it, it eventually went into the brush along the bridge. A memory the boys won't soon forget!

I love taking photos but I also love sharing the story behind the photos! I am not a great writer but hope to share more of these posts on here...

Hummingbirds

The Hummingbirds are migrating South for the winter...

August 1 2014 Marsh bank Park, Cass Lake - Michigan

 It was not easy cleaning, sorting and taking care of our Mothers items. Every afternoon when we had enough I tried to get us, (My sister, Michael and I), out of the house and away for a bit. One afternoon I took them to one of my old hang outs (Photos soon) and another afternoon my Sister took us to where she use to hang out...It was a break we all needed and it was nice to spend time together enjoying a beautiful Michigan summer afternoon/evening. Some days we went shopping and others we checked out some shops or local gardens...Always something to do in the big city.

 Michael checking out the lake and we found out later this is where you can launch your Kayaks from. Wish we had our Kayaks with us!

 Lots of Wildflowers blooming. 

 Queen Annes Lace with wasp.

 Everything was so green!

 Bumble Bee on Clover

 Beautiful Park

 A queen butterfly

 They are smaller than monarchs but still pretty.

 Here is a Monarch but it wasn't in the mood to pose for the camera.

 Michael spotted this chipmunk and was so excited, we don't have them here where we live!

 He's so goofy at times!

 I let my sister have my camera...Memories!

 We had a few laughs when we found this really neat playground. The thing Michael is on spins. We thought you sat on it and then spun yourself around but Michael and my sister kept falling off it. We were laughing so hard as they tried to stay on it while spinning it. Then a 4 year old walked up to it and stood on it and started walking around on it and it spun as he walked...Hmmm? So that was how it's done, we were laughing as it took a 4 year old to show us how to use it!

 This is like a gyro-sphere (I think that's what you call those things) and my sister didn't check it out before hand but just jumped on it...The next thing you know she is stuck as it was spinning her. She was stuck and couldn't get out of it and Michael and I were laughing so hard we couldn't help her!!

 My sister was acting like a kid!! I was waiting and watching with the camera!

 This was a really cool playground. Most of the items spun and used gravity to spin, there was a climbing wall too. Wish we had more playgrounds like this around here!! Michael had a lot of fun!

 After a while we went for a short walk to explore...

 I love Gold Finches and they were all over the place eating thistle seeds!!

Beautiful!!

Good Morning!

Straight out of the Camera this morning, Gorgeous!

My morning's consist of getting Michael on the bus, waiting for daylight, feeding the animals and sitting on the deck of the barn and watching the world wake up!!

A nice start to the day if you ask me! 

Wow....It's true!

This really pulled at my heart-strings and made me tear up!! 

Home Sweet Home...

Our new home...Well the buildings are new but we've had the property for 8+ years...It is about time we moved and are living on our own place!

The bunkhouse is in the front and the Barndominium is in the back. I've spend a lot of time here the past 8 years but it still seems strange to be living here now! The stars at night are so big and bright and I love that I can sit outside at night as long as I want and star gaze...

Today we had storms pass us to the North and South, the skies were dark and ominous. We had a few brief showers, only about 3/10ths of an inch total. At this point any little amount of rain will help. As you can see our pasture is brown and crispy! I've had to start buying hay and we are under a burn ban too. 

After being in Michigan for 3 weeks and enjoying temps in the 70's I've had to acclimate and it hasn't been going well. I work really early in the morning and quit for the day about 11am as it's just too hot. 

Hopefully I will be able to share more photos soon....