Sorry of you are tired of cardinal photos, but this guy was so very red, and posed on the mesquite so nicely, it would have been a shame to not...
Yesterday morning we had a cat lounging on the porch--not our cat, not any cat we know, just a visiting cat.[ATTACH] Yes, it is cute, and yes, it...
Our chaste tree is in full bloom. It is a vitex actually, but more on its common name later. [ATTACH] It is an actual tree, not a shrub. Now,...
We have a variety of wildlife visit our garden, most of which you don't have to worry about stepping on. This Western rat snake has been hanging...
We usually get hummingbirds earlier, but the weather has been wild and perhaps their migration paths have changed. We were thrilled to see a...
Our Marie Pavie is in full bloom. She is such a good shrub rose! Nothing seems to set her back, neither heat nor cold. She is not susceptible to...
I'm cutting parsley for the first time this season. Parsley usually is ready to harvest earlier than mid-April, but our weather has been so up and...
My dear husband was at the hardware store and found this rose. He knows I'm a big rose fan, so he brought it home to add to our flower garden....
We have been having strong winds across Texas, which means a lot of west Texas is now in central Texas. The only good thing about it is the...
[ATTACH] Timi is an equal opportunity napper. Here she is on the second bedroom's bed, just snoozing away.
[ATTACH] This male house finch really likes suet and comes several times a day to eat his fill. Amazing how much a small bird can eat!
[ATTACH]We have two bird feeders and three suet cakes in the backyard. Since no one else for miles feeds the wild birds, we're the only game in...
[ATTACH] I admit I have a soft spot for hawks, especially when a hawk is as handsome as this guy. Think he knows he's a hunk?
[ATTACH] A male and female red winged blackbird like to perch on the shepherd's hook that we hang a suet feeder from. They are omnivores--they...
[ATTACH] It's been rather cold lately, and Timi has decided to spend her day, and most of the night indoors. One of her (many) daytime spots is...
[ATTACH] Sometimes it's worth getting up in the morning when the dawn sky looks like this!
[ATTACH] We have so many cardinals this time of year! They are not migratory, but "staygratory" and they clean out the bird feeders daily, with a...
With the colder weather, the herbs are not happy! I've harvested all the annual herbs right down to the dirt and either have them hanging to dry...
We have three rose bushes in bloom--Marie Pavie (white), Esperanza (pink), and Sophie (red). Since the predicted freeze last night didn't happen...
Timi is a born and bred Texas cat. She has never seen snow, hates high wind, and does not like colder weather (any below 50 degrees). She loves...
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