One morning last week I was able to capture this sunrise on a foggy cloudy morning.
It made for a interesting picture.
Sunrise with clouds
The mulberry bandits
Once you hear the song of the cedar waxwing you know they are back.
They are here for one reason and one reason only that is to eat the mulberries right off the tree. They fly in groups of 20 – 30 and go to town all the while wearing their mask and filling up on berries.
We have 4 of the purple mulberry trees and one white tree but the purple are so much better. The largest purple tree is our biggest producer and I was hoping to make some jelly this year.
I think they are beautiful birds and I love to hear them but we really enjoyed picking the mulberries last year with the grandkids. They would run for the trees the minute they drove up so they could eat some berries.
Purple stained hands and lips and lots of giggles to go around. These are the moments that make life so precious.
Meet Honey
Honey is an 8 week old miniature Dachshund that our daughter added to their family of dogs. As you can tell she is a blonde.
Little Lady and The Tramp have welcomed her to the Weenie Dog Family and she and Little Lady play chase and wrestle while Tramp tracks whatever critters have crossed the paths of their yard. He gets on a trail and gets distracted.
She came over to play in the clover in the pasture it was a hoot to watch her she would disappear because the clover was taller than her. Then she would come out soaking wet from the morning dew. Hopping through the clover like a rabbit she was all worn out by the time she was done and went and took a nap.
I am sure there will be more photo sessions of Miss Honey coming soon.
Crossvine is blooming
We have this same variety of crossvine in several different locations in our yard and this year it is blooming like crazy.
The hummingbirds love this vine and you will see them often getting nectar from the flowers.
The paperwhites, wisteria, azaleas, and now the crossvine have all bloomed this year. I honestly thought the freeze would stop everything from blooming. It just goes to show you never doubt mother nature.
Flowers come in every color and shape plant different varieties and colors so you will always get to see something new.
Squirly in the birdbath
Squirly shows up pretty often in our backyard this time he was in the birdbath getting a drink. His facial expression was priceless.
After I saw him standing in the birdbath I knew I needed to refill them normally I can see the water from the den window.
Cricket chased him the other day she thought she could catch him I knew he would be fine.
If it were Zoee I would have been concerned because she is super fast.
The days we have a chance to see wildlife and photograph it is amazing.
Pink blooms are everywhere
Even after the great Texas freeze of 2021 the George Tabor azaleas are blooming their hearts out.
I have two of these plants on the right side of the front door. On the left side in the front of the house is the Pink Formosa they are not blooming. I feel like they will not bloom this year due to the freeze. They were hit much harder by the 13 degree temperatures.
My azaleas are 38 – 40 years old. I wanted Azaleas so badly because my grandmother had them. Every time they bloom they make me think of her. My grandmother had some planted under pine trees she said they liked the acidic soil the pine straw created. She also had some in the front of the house. She told me to give them coffee and tea grinds for the acid and she said they would thrive. I always give our plants the coffee and tea grinds.
The beauty of flowers in the landscape can put a smile on your face and joy in your heart.
Cricket in the clover
Miss. Cricket is the first one to get to do Clover pics this year.
With our 3 dogs its much easier for me to do pics of them one at a time.
Cricket is 13 months old and probably still about the same weight of 150#s she seems like she has gotten taller.
She loves to eat sticks, wood and play fetch for about 10 throws at the most believe it or not she runs fast.
When she’s running toward you it will scare you to death because you think she is going to broadside you and knock you down but she always avoids doing it.
She loves to put her feet in her water bowl not sure what that is all about. Sometimes I catch her splashing in the water bowl and she has a trough that she can actually get it but rarely does.
Her food intake is 2 x a day 3 cups each feeding.
Sometimes this year Cricket will be bred for the first time. It has to be after August because registered dogs have to be 18 months old to breed the first time. Cricket is dual registered so she is super special lol.
We tried several things with these pictures full sun head-on or shaded by Jack who was standing in front of her on the laying down picture. Her actual coloring shows better in the full sun picture. Look at the size of her head! When she puts an XL Chunk It ball in her mouth it disappears. You do not even know she has the ball in her mouth.
Dogs have a way of stealing your heart and melting your soul but most of all changing your life forever.
Wisteria blooms
The paperwhites are always the first to bloom then the wisteria and the azaleas.
That is how you know springtime is here in the Texas gulf coast.
By the time the wisteria is fully leafed out, it is through blooming at the stage it is right now there are more blooms than leaves.
Taking pictures of the flowers as the bloom each spring is a passion of mine.
The beauty of nature surrounds us all we just have to take the time to appreciate what is right in front of us.
Winter grass
In the wintertime the grasses in the pasture turn this beige color.
Beauty can be found during all seasons of the year. Everything around us puts on a show you just have to have the right view of it all to see what is truly there.
Elvis the Cane Corso Pup
This is 8 week old Elvis he is one of the survivors of Ravens last litter.
We are babysitting the grandkids this weekend and this puppy. He went to his new home yesterday in San Antonio. The grandkids go back home today lol.
He just had his ears cut on Thursday and has white stiches so if you notice a thread coming out his ear its just the stich thread.
He has a cleft lip but it’s just the lip, not the roof of his mouth that is why he is called Elvis see his little gap in the middle of his mouth. I can just see how cute this will be when he gets his big teeth in showing off a new tooth.
This pup has a cute personality and followed me around all day long yesterday and slept in Jacks lap.
Puppy breath and puppy kisses will make anyone’s days brighter.
