Texas style photography and words
Zoee was acting like she saw a snake. I can always tell when the dogs have found something they do not need.
I went over to look and sure enough, there was a ribbon snake in the middle of eating his toad.
We love toads and frogs so I was a bit sad but I know it’s all part of the food chain.
I decided to remember the frog with the snake in a few pictures.
Nature loves to inspire my photography even though I hate snakes.
My Louisiana Irises are blooming and they are beautiful this year.
My grandmother would be so proud since she gave these to me many years ago.
These are the ones in the bog and as you can see we have to remove 3/4 of these after they bloom. Bogs can not work properly if the plants are too crowded.
Luckily my sister needs about 75 for a project so she will give them a new home.
I want to take some to Livingston to plant at our future homestead.
This time of year something is blooming on every corner at the Lira house and I love it.
It seems like yesterday when we had this tiny little boxer we named Daisy.
Today she turns 9 years old.
She was an aggressive little pup and very opinionated. She hated long sleeves on anyone. The vet told us he thought whoever removed her dew claw and tail had long sleeves and they did a bad job on the dew- claw and probably hurt her.
We got her out of this stage and she became very playful loving to play fetch and jumping as high as she could and doing boxer acrobats. Then cooling off in her plastic pool like she was relaxing after a long hard day.
She still loves the Chunk It balls the orange one that is basically indestructible and she loves the big tug a war ball called the Jolly Ball.
She still talks to me when I talk directly to her and ask her questions lol. She loves a treat when she comes in from outside.
She sleeps more now and plays less but gets her energy spurts sometimes.
Pics with her ears like she’s flying I love and Jack says she’s the flying nun. She is still very photogenic and always has been.
Even though she’s a little bossy she will always be my Daisy Girl and I love her very much.
Happy 9th Birthday Daisy I hope someone gives you extra treats today lol.
These 7 little Registered Cane Corso puppies were 6 weeks old when I took these pictures they are now 7 weeks old.
They will all be getting ear crops this week. I kept Crickets ears because I love those big old floppy ears but most people want them cropped.
Purple Collar is a feisty little girl I think the tan collar is a boy and I know aqua is a girl and the smallest of the bunch. In weight, she likes half the size of orange and red collar boys.
These little puppies are getting quite adventurous running, hiding, playing, wrestling, and finding their favorite stick to chew on.
They are quite hard to get group pics of even with the bucket some would jump out, some would get on top of others some would hide behind others. It was quite exhausting trying to pull this off.
There is nothing to compare to the cuteness of puppies.
Little Lady was expecting another litter of puppies.
I shot these pictures on Sunday, April 10th. in Livingston, Texas the day before she had the litter of three.
It looks like she’s posing for a Maternity Dog Magazine.
A grey tree frog hiding on the side of a vintage metal chair/ swing.
This frog was so round it cracked us up. Its colors were quite pretty.
I love frogs, lizards, and geckos, and I truly enjoy taking pictures of these tiny little
creatures.
This Lantern is fairly old but not an antique. Its glass was broken a few years ago so now it just hangs on the fence.
I could not help but notice what a great picture it would make.
The tangerine cross vines bloomed and climbed around the lantern.
There is always something unique to take pictures of just stop and notice what is in front of you.
Every year I wait for my 40 + year-old Azalea bushes to bloom.
These were planted due to my grandmother’s love of these bushes she and my grandfather were very special to my sister and me.
This past year I did not cut them back and we did not have a very wet winter needless to say normally those two things mean there will not be a lot of blooms.
This year they have bloomed beautifully and I know it has been years since this has happened.
Plant something that blooms in the memory of someone you loved and cherished and each year it will put a smile on your face because those memories are forever etched on your heart.
Sonya Lira Photography 