Sunset

Blotched water snake...

I went for a walk this afternoon. I always look for snakes when I walk but normally don't see any...Today I spotted this by one of the trees in the back pasture! Oh so cool!

Non-venomous and very docile while I took photos! 

 Love the face...They eat frogs and we have a lot of frogs.

Nice, Fat and Healthy...

We had a lot of rain (6 and 2/10ths inches of rain, Friday thru Sunday) but no flooding. We so needed the rain and it all soaked in! This should help the trees.

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Photo bombed by Sydney...

The light in the new house is awesome. Jenny was lying by the front door and I grabbed the camera and laid down on the floor for some photos...

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 Such a pretty dog and such a good dog, we love her...

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And then here comes Sydney...clip, clip, clip...Photo bomber!

Jenny doesn't know what to think of Sydney and is a bit jealous...

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Honestly Sydney...I was trying to get photos of Jenny!

This is pretty much our day around here...There is always a little yellow bird in the center of the mix trying to get attention! 

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MOM!! There you are....Mom!! Mom!! Mom!!

Yikes I've been spotted...

Poor, Sweet Jenny...

Once again Sydney takes over...

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Hot Air Balloon Spectacular Floresville Texas...

We got up bright and early (4am) so I could be at the balloon spectacular at 6:30am, Hot Air Balloons were suppose to launch at 7:30am. I wanted to be there when they set up and so glad we got there early...Loved the sunrise! 

 Sun rise always makes it worth getting up early...The Hot Air Balloons were an added bonus.

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 Getting them ready...

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 You don't realize how big they are until they are blown up, wow!

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 We have one up in the air, yeah!

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 Looking up...

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 Confetti crew getting their balloon up...in the back ground Sky Gypsy and Fuego

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 Was so neat to be down among the balloons and crews! 

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 Confetti crew...

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 Getting some warm air moving...

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 All lined up...

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 Balloon: Sky Gypsy, Pilot: Hector Corominas

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 Not like the big balloon shows but still awesome to watch! 

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 Confetti crew still working...

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 Amazing...

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 Bright and Colorful

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 Fred liked this Balloon.

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 Balloon: Willie Nilly Zeppelin, Pilot: David Smuck

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So glad we were able to go and the boys were able to experience their first Hot Air Balloons up close and personal...

United States Navy 240th Birthday!

The U.S. Navy celebrates its 240th birthday today.

Thank you to the brave men and women who selflessly serve our country.

Never a dull moment....

We have a lot of dragonflies flying around here in the evening. Like hundreds of them. It is too hard to get photos of them flying in low light so I've been meaning to get out during daylight and get some photos. I headed out this evening with Jenny.

I found one Dragonfly that was sitting on a stick...Pretty neat!  

Then I found the flowers...lol. I can't help but take photos of wildflowers! 

The girls are home after visiting the bull. It's nice to have them home but they sure are nosy. Every time I go outside somebody is always checking on me...

 More wildflowers...

 I played hide and seek with this one but I finally managed to capture it with the camera!

 Crab spider is ready for Halloween, he has the right colors on...and dinner is almost ready too!

I spotted this grasshopper, pretty cool...

The baby skunks were under the grasshopper in the thick grass, Jenny found them! As I bent down to see what she found, they sprayed...Oh boy!!

We are cleaned up now, I wasn't sure the boys were going to let us in the house tonight...Something sure smells skunky around here, LOL...

In time the smell will disappear, that is what I keep telling the boys!! 

Cacti Bloom

I love surprises, well some surprises...

Always love when one of my cacti bloom, oh so pretty and unique!