Goliad Market days!

 

We started our day early and had breakfast in town and then did a little archery practice...

 

 

Michael has really improved since he started a few weeks ago. They upped his draw weight today and he was fine with it!! I was pretty darn proud of him!

 

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We then headed over to Goliad to Market days!!

 

 

Michael spotted the charm lockets. He chose the charms and purchased this one. I thought he did an awesome job!! He loves it!

 

I am always looking at local or Texas Artisans and found this wind chime and fell in love with it. I actually fell in love with 3 of them but had to choose one, sigh!! The fella's name is Mark Luycx, he's out of El Campo Texas. www.thewindchimeguy.com

 

There were so many beautiful items today and I had a hard time! I did end up buying a gorgeous hat and eternity scarf. I loved the colors and the craftsmanship...I do not knit! Memorable Crafts by Tracey Ellison. www.memorablecrafts.com (I forgot where she was located)

 

Love Goliad Market days and all the beautiful items!!

 

It was a gorgeous day out too! Plenty of sunshine and warm temps (74 degrees F)...I think everyone was enjoying the sunshine and the warmth!!

 

 

 

 

 

Afternoon Photo Therapy....

 

 

After 2 days of drizzly overcast days it was nice to see the sun!!

 

 

 

Ominous clouds late this afternoon...

 

 

One of hundreds of little mud puddles!!

 

There are a few Larger puddles...or perhaps we should call them bog holes, or maybe swamps!! Gas Line company sure messed up the driveway and then never put gravel back down...

 

Clouds rolling through...

 

 

Lop here coming up for some feed...She isn't shy!

 

 

Side-kick coming in second!

 

 

The clouds left and moved East...

 

 

Michael's pansies are doing well in the green house...

 

 

so pretty...

 

 

Nice to see some colors in January!

 

 

I counted 20 deer tonight. I managed a photo with 19 of them in it. Might be time to get some doe permits next hunting season...Just way too many does!

 

 

Hope y'all had a good week and enjoy your weekend!

 

 

 

 

 

A video link...Winter on the Appalachian trail...

If you enjoy Robert Frost you will love this video!

A beautiful video...Winter on the Appalachian trail.








 

Snow and Sleet, ewww....

 

I was bundled up from doing morning chores and decided to sit outside and wait for the sunrise. I knew it  

was going to be beautiful as there were some clouds to the East!

 

 

Pinks, love it, my favorite morning colors...

 

Here comes the sun and colors are vivid!

 

Wow!

 

Loving it and so glad I decided to sit outside in the 25 degree weather and watch the sunrise!

 

What?? Wait a minute where did this cloud come from? That looks like precipitation falling? Could it be?

 

Sure is pretty...I was being torn, watch the sunrise or the snow clouds, ekk!

 

 

And those looks like snow clouds, yes they do...

 

Oh goodness!! And about this time I started getting text from friends and it was snowing SE of Victoria Texas...Another report of sleet in town!!

 

Hard to believe there is snow and sleet...Well worth sitting out in the cold to get photos! It doesn't happen often in South Texas but every once in awhile God throws in some snow and sleet! He has an amazing sense of humor at times!!

 

 

 

A friend in Eldorado text me, 17 where she is and my Mother messaged me and it was -18 where she is in Michigan, Brrr...

 

Hope y'all stay warm and cozy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My day in photos...

It started early in the morning...

 

 

When the leading edge of the Arctic front came in and the wind switched and came out of the North...

 

 

 

Then about an hour later the Main front rolled in...The wind died down and it got really quiet.

 

 

 

It was awesome!!

But when it hit, yikes!!! Temps dropped from 60 to 47 and the wind was awful, the wind is still bitter!!

 

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Later in the morning our Great Nephew was baptized.

 

 Here he is with his Great-grandma and his Mom and Dad.

 

 

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It was the last day for gun season on white-tail deer...

I bundled up and went down and sat...This young 5pt buck came in and later just at dusk 20 more deer came in...4 more bucks but not one of them were legal...

 

I had a flock of Killdeer walk by me...

 

Neat birds...

 

 

The Cold evening sun trying to peek out...

 

Reminds me of the movie "The Birds"...

 

Neat to watch but pesky birds!!

 

 

The trees were filled with them...

 

We are all bundled up and hunkered down for a Cold Winters night...

 

Stay warm and sleep tight!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait 5 minutes and the weather will change...

 

It's warm out today but that is fix'in to change soon

 

I found the male wren watching over his female as she checked out a nesting sight!

 

And the hummingbird feeder is being emptied by the bees, they know what is coming!!

 

It is 74 degrees F. outside right now and Monday it is going to be in the 40's with a low of 27...Brrr....

 

I hope y'all stay warm!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter is here...

 

Even though I am seeing wildflower plants coming up Winter is here...

 

We had a heavy frost/freeze last night and this morning there was ice on the water buckets!!

But the sun was out and it's warming up once again...I see tomorrow it is suppose to be in the 70's and then it looks as though another arctic front comes through, brr...

 

Hope y'all stay warm!!