Had a great walk out on our property, west of us. We have 53 acres, half of which is now being farmed but the other half has a couple of small ponds on it and is left wild. Everytime I go out and scout around, I see something that delights me.
When I crested the hill by the pond, about ten GIANT bullfrogs leaped into the water:
I kid you not, they had to be 10 - 14 inches in length with heads the size of softballs.
I found a couple of empty turtle shells:
And one full one:
Bunch of flowers:
Love our dynamic Oklahoma sky:
Dead stuff:
At least a zillion grasshoppers, most of whom appeared to be making out with their sweethearts:
These rascals snuck up on me while I was listening to try to locate a woodpecker I heard pecking. I felt something looking at me, turned, and there they were.
Funny, before we moved to Virginia, I thought the deer in Oklahoma were tiny in comparison. I guess it is because I didn't live on this side of town where there are larger grazing areas. The west side of town in closer to the plains/ranchland and I grew up in the CrossTimbers - primarily scrub oaks on the East side. These boys are every bit as big as what I saw back east - maybe bigger.
Someday, maybe I will be able to take Grandson out to explore - hope so!
Too much to do, today, to blog further.
Happy Quilting, Penny, Evelyn and Pearl
1 comment:
Great photographs.
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