Just a few from today...

Just a few photos I took this evening...

Something to occupy your time...

Michael, Jake and I were out in the yard when I noticed two beautiful butterflies fluttering around my wild mum plants...Because they were fluttering I knew they wouldn't stay there long so I ran in and grabbed the camera...I had the wrong lens (28-105mm) on the camera, I would have preferred the telephoto (75-300mm) but didn't have the time to change them out...So I took photos anyways and thought they were kind of cool...that is until Michael decided to throw Jakes ball into the middle of the flowers...Bye Bye Butterflies...

It's really hard to get a decent photo when butterflies are fluttering around and you get quiet a bit of blur but I liked it on these photos...it showed you just how busy they were...

T.G.I.F. and we have a 3 day weekend to recoup from our week. We had good moments and bad moments all week...and just when things looked good we'd have another meltdown...They don't give grades in Kindergarten, but smiley faces, medium smileys, or frowny faces...Michael got smiley faces all week...He also did a really great job on all his school work...scissors and cutting, colors fantastic, writing his name (with help from his teacher) good, finding differences and similiar items great...I was very proud of him! As a special treat after school today I took him into town for french fries and chicken nuggets from his favorite restaurant and he was thrilled...

He knows he has a few days off and then it's back to school...he seems okay with it but we shall see what happens next Tuesday...fingers crossed he does just fine!

I miss him but I have to admit it is really nice to be able to get things done around here...I was able to shred today and it looks really nice...Next week I'll head down to the property to do some work...hopefully the hurricanes will head in a different direction...

uh Oh!!

I know some of you are wondering why I am not blogging and I apologize!

School as gone from good to bad to better to worse!

Neither Michael nor I had a good morning and we both left the house sobbing...

I know if we can get through these first couple of weeks we'll be okay but it is quiet an adjustment for both of us....So bare with me while we get on tract and I'll be back as soon as I can....

Hugs, Wendy

What I did to occupy myself today...

Like I even need to tell you...I took my camera outside and did Photo therapy, lol...

Here's a where are the hummers, instead of "Where's Waldo", lol.







Every year at about the end of September the raptors start migrating. This year they are a month early, yikes! I walked out on the porch this morning and saw hundreds of them circling in the wind currents...These are Mississippi Kites...I wanted to see what the Rebel Xti and the 74-300mm lens could do...ugh!! I so want a better telephoto lens, grrr....These are the ones that were the best of the bunch...



See all those black dots? Those are Mississippi Kites and there were two more larger groups but they were just too far away for a decent photo...


I had one come down in the pasture in front of the house and hunt. Whatever he grabbed, probably a mouse, he would swoop back up into the air and eat it in mid-flight, too cool!

He "loves" school

No photos to share as when you pick them up they practically throw them in your vehicle and scoot you down the road...but the first words out of Michael's mouth were
"Momma I like school, its fun!"

I wish I could have recorded those first words as in a few years when he has homework and the real work begins he isn't going to be a happy camper, lol.

I took Jake with us as I felt so sorry for him and Jake was just tickled to see Michael...

Michael didn't eat but a few grapes for lunch, which I wasn't happy with...Hopefully tomorrow he'll eat more...He did eat his snack at snack time and drank his juice...

He's tired and I can understand that....I'm tired from filling out all the paperwork they sent home with him, lol...sheesh!!

But all in all I would give us an A+ for the day!!

Uh Oh someone is pouting...

Poor Jake...he's lost his best buddy! He has been sitting out in the corner of the yard staring down the driveway most of the day...

I swear if a dog could cry Jake would be....

Photo Challenge ~ Decay

This week our photo challenge was all about decay...

Living on an old ranch in South Texas there is a lot of decay.

Tonka tough *snort - snort *

hmmm this is probably due to my green thumb not doing it's job, lol.

Seeds and the future

BBQ pit a bit over-used perhaps?


Fixing fences is an on going process around here...

Tomato plants don't live forever...

Definite decay here....at least it smelled like it, lol.

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