Monday, August 2, 2010

More Photos From July 2010

Old Shell Sign From DW's Father's Shell Station
Our 21 Year Old Cat -- Baby Sister

Sunflower In Out Flower Patch


Baby Sister Watching TV



More Sunflower Photos With Bumble Bees




One Of My Fish Ponds, The Orange Fish Are About 18 Inches Long And Probably Weigh Over 5 Or 6 Pounds






Butterfly Flowers





One Of Many Butterflies In Our Flower Patch








More Bumble Bees








More Butterflies And Flowers









This One Set Still For Me To Get Close










Sunflower About Sixteen Inches Across










Monarch Butterfly













Bubba Waiting For The Camera To Take His Picture












Cantaloupe Festival Ridgeway, N. C. 2010

Homemade Ice Cream Made With A John Deere Lawn Mower to Power The Tub
The Crowd Listens To Music By Local Bands


Another Ice Cream Machine Using A John Deere Hit And Miss Engine For Power


Children Waiting To Get A Horseback Ride



The Item That The Festival Is All About ---The Cantaloupe



Sunday, June 27, 2010

Posting For June 27, 2010

This squirrel decided that it is a lot eaiser to lay down and eat.
Some of the many goldfinches that have arrived of late.

These are beautiful barbershop bottles that my barber bought from a bottle collector recently and after looking some of them up on the internet, they are really desirable and expensive.











Monday, June 14, 2010

Baby Bluebirds Cared For By A Wildlife Protector

This Baby Bluebird Was Brought To The Wildlife Protector By A Citizen.

These Are Two Of The Orphaned Bluebirds, Notice How They Are Giving The Camera A Mean Look.


Feeding Time Is Really Something To Watch, They Will Eat Until They Are Full And Then They Stop.





Sunday, June 13, 2010

Pictures Around Home June 13, 2010

One Of Many Hummers At Our Feeders
I Don't Know If Bubba Is Praying Or Pouting.

These Two Photos Were Taken In A Ditch Beside The Road, This Turtle Was About Sixteen Inches Long And Was Laying Her Eggs In The Bottom Of The Ditch.







Water Irish In Our Big Fish Pond



Clematis Vine In Our Back Yard On It's New Wrought Iron Trellis, This Is The First Year That It Has Had This Many Blooms And They Are Large, See Other Picture Below












After Several Years Of Drought, The Pond Finally Filled Back Up And The Lillies Came Out And Bloomed.


























Sunday, May 23, 2010

Summer Looks

Corn plants flowers in our back yard.
Rain on one of our stargazer lilies.

Our Zinnia patch is full of blooms.



Our first bloom in two years of the water lily in our farm pond.


Killdeer protecting her nest, look closely for the eggs.




Wednesday, May 12, 2010

New Items Shot on 5-12-10

Blooms on our two year old rosebush.
Our first stargazer lily opened today

One of the small daiseys growing on our farm


Bluebird eggs in our backyard