Always a great evening to kayak!

                                             I am so happy to live where I do.

 

  Out biking with 'Violet' and friends. Always nice to take a water break in the shade.

 

         I had to stop and get this pic of the Great Blue Heron. Water is so clear!

 

   'Violet' has a new bling!

 

This was on our Saturday morning walk. New since the last time we passed this way.
                                                         Beautiful.

On the porch...

Sophie and I watching the rain.

 

 

                       Here is an Indigo Bunting sitting on the hanging flower basket.

 

Here is Mr. Bluebird sitting on a terra cotta plate eating mealworms I just put out.

 

                                       Zoe with her 'cloth' and rope. Silly girl.

 

 

                                                    ...and around the yard.

                                    ...thank you for taking a walk with me.

Miss Penelope Lee....

...Poolside, donning her 'Audrey Hepburn' look. *smile* 

 

 

Indigo Bunting at the feeder this morning.

 

Miss Abby, my Pacific Parrotlet is all feather out! Seems to NOT be clipping her breast feathers!

 

Doing a bit of tatting...

 

By adding meal worms to their diets...

 

 

 

 
 
...I have a variety of birds near the window!
                              This is Northern Flicker. He's about 12.5 inches long.

 

This is Zoe. She enjoys the warmth and her balls....

 

...while Sophie loves the outdoors and snow! By time I took the pic most of the snow had melted or fallen on the floor. Silly girl. This may be the last snowfall. Temperatures should be up by this week-end. Time to hit the dusty tails either by bike or hike. I'm ready!

 

 

Snow has arrived...

 

 

 

Snow time in the Ozarks...

A good week to just sit indoors and bird watch... A big fatty Blue Bird!

A downy Woodpecker enjoying his meal worms.

Miss Penelope Lee

                                                            Sweet Pea!

I can hardly stand it...

...birds, birds, birds! Just now I had a male Cardinal AND an American Goldfinch sitting at the same feeder with a Bluebird sitting on his birdhouse! To fast for me to capture them on pic. But I did manage to get this one

                            So far I have seen 3 of the Humming birds at 2 different feeders.

                                                                  AND...

This Indigo Bunting! 

Wow I am in awe and just think what I'd do with a 'real camera' (instead of my iPhone).  I'd be dangerous! 

I have found for me to get anything done I need to just walk away! From ever window in the house! Or else I'd never get any tatting done. LOL 

Don't you just love my little booklet! It has become my new bible of the bird world! 

Since the 4th of July also known as 'Independence Day' will soon be here for us in the U.S.A. I am starting a new project. I just love Red, White and Blue. UPDATE: I have removed the beads on the chain. I didn't feel that is was working out. So after 17 attached...I un-tatted. Looking better, I think.

Bluebird Update:

I am so exited. This little bird came a few days ago and went inside! Stayed for a long time...just enjoying the morning.

Now, as you can see, here is another little bird on the bird feeder. At first I thought it was a Goldfinch. After looking at a little booklet: 'Arkansas Backyard Birds' I think perhaps it's a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. It states they are a 'winter resident'.

I started walking last week. I am up to 5.5 miles and that takes me about an hour and 20 mins. Here is a little view while on my walk:

Now this hill is my toughest part and I'm doing pretty good! Most part are pretty much level. 

Now, what a view!!

The subject today is BIRDS

Since moving to the NW Ozark Mountain area I have come to love the Eastern Bluebirds! They may have been in the North Texas area but I never did see one...until now! We are blessed to have in our backyard a Bluebird house. At first glance I thought it was a feeder and very excited to see that is was indeed 'a house'. Now at this point I did not what we had! I would see the the houses throughout out the town and golf courses. Talking with a few locals I find that is a Bluebird Society here in the area so today I called. He wasn't home but his lovely wife was most helpful. I need to clean it out, (really??) and she was kind enough to tell me what to do. Took the phone with me and she explained how to open the silly thing. I was sadden for a moment. Inside was a sorry to say, a dead bluebird. (Lowing and nodding my head).
She was awesome and quickly said "ITS NOT YOUR FAULT"~ oh bless her heart! *smile* "He may have froze during the very colder then normal winter. Oh well. So now I have to put on gloves AND my big girl panties and clean the house. She made mention that I may see as many as 3 groups of babies! (Now sure what the proper term is for this).

Now on a happy note, after my morning walk I was in the backyard and wow...down swoop a large red headed something!!!! I'm thinking that can not be a regular woodpecker! This dude was huge. The guy building DH's shed was kind enough to tell us it is a Pileated Woodpecker!

                              So as you can see, I am loving it here...It's all good!