Happy Birthday

To the U.S. Navy!

Yet another one...

It's that time of year...the snakes are looking for a place to spend winter!

 My friend Clint came over with his family and we did a little searching and found a Copperhead.

 I love the markings and the color.

 Their eyes fascinate me!

What you might see in the grass around here. We found this one under some wooden crates that I have set up specifically for snakes and other interesting critters. We capture it, moved it out into a cleared area for photos. We then put it back in the bucket and took a walk and turned it loose away from the buildings and the areas we frequent. This was a young female and hopefully she will eat lots of mice, grasshoppers and maybe even baby gophers as she grows older! 

The New Kids (Calves) on the block....

 Ribeye. He was a nice little bull calf but he lost something today and now he's a steer! There is a reason we named him Ribeye. Come spring he'll be in the Freezer.

 Group photo. Nice to see them relaxing...Pepper, Ribeye and Pringle!

 Pringle is narrower in body and face and Pepper is bulkier in body and face. Hopefully these two heifers will be with us for quite a few years. 

 Pringle has some tiger stripes on her and is a little bit wilder. She's already tested the gates.

Pepper is calmer and seems to be easy going.

They are missing their Moms and their Milk but they are getting good feed and hay and in a few days they'll settle down. So happy with them and excited to see them grow. 

Sometimes...

Your in the right spot at the right time...

I had plans this weekend. Plans to finish the cattle pens. But as I sit here and watch the rain pour down my plans have been changed! I did manage to get outside with the camera this morning for a few photos before I started working and before it starting raining. 

 My studio this morning, the Texas silver sage was just gorgeous!

 A young male Ruby-throat hummingbird was posing for me...

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What a beauty...

Just beautiful, love the markings and the colors of this young copperhead.

I was in town when Fred called and said he found a snake in with the chickens. I told him leave it alone I'll be home a.s.a.p.. I hurried home and got my snake boots on, grabbed the tongs and snake hook. Thankfully it hadn't moved and I was able to put it safely in a garbage can. It was really passive. I moved it to the back of the property and it slithered on its way. Michael noticed it had eaten recently. It didn't get any eggs so maybe it ate a gopher or a mouse!

So glad my husband has learned respect for snakes and realizes that they are a good thing!

Hello!!

 

 My faithful friend and protector says Hello!! 

She's my girl and an awesome dog!

 This female praying mantis has admirers...

 The Purple Passion Plant is blooming and blooming and blooming!

The Lantana is starting to bloom again...

The sunsets never cease to amaze me...

Once again I didn't get much done today. I had errands to run but Michael was sick and stayed home from school, so I didn't run any errands. We also had a few brief rain showers today and that put a damper on me getting stuff done outside. There is always tomorrow and I plan to start really early in the morning before it gets hot! 

You just never know...

We've been getting intermittent rain showers this morning. It kind of put a damper on my plans for the morning. I was in the barndominium working when a shower came and then the sun popped out and I knew that meant rainbow...Of course I had to run through the rain to the bunkhouse and grab the camera...Beautiful!!

I've now switched to plan B for the day. Tomorrow we are suppose to get even more rain due to the Hurricane that hit Baja California...I haven't made plans for tomorrow yet! You just never know what is going to happen around here!