Meadowlark & Crow

Hubby gave me a new camera for Christmas. I had a Canon SX50 and now I have the SX70. I think the 50 takes better pictures in low light, but I'll give the new one a chance. These are from the 70.

I haven't found many birds the last couple of weeks, but did see this Meadowlark sitting on a fence post...

...and Mr. Crow hanging out in a dead tree.

Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy 2019. 

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Critter Day - Marilyn

Our friends have a cow named Marilyn. Marilyn had a baby Christmas Eve. No name yet, but isn't she cute? Mama seems to like her, too.

This is Rusty. He will grow into a big, bad bull one day. He likes hay.

Along with his hay, he enjoys a few pets and pats from his food man.

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Weekend Roundup - Z

Today's assignment: A word with a Z, Favorite, and ZZZ as in sleepy.

A Word with a Z: ZERO has a Z. ZERO as in One-ZERO-Three. Anyone who follows racing even a little bit has heard of Steve Asmussen. He had several horses in the final races of the season at Remington Park in Oklahoma City. This photo was taken as he won his 103rd race of the year. The number 103 contains a ZERO.

A Favorite. This horse was my favorite in one of the races. I actually made a $2.00 bet for him to win and he did. The number 10 also contains a ZERO.


ZZZ as in sleepy: This is Gus catching a few ZZZ's after a long day of patrolling the perimeter in search of a critters to bark at.

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The Weekend Roundup - Y

This week's prompts: A word with a Y, a favorite, and Yellow.

A Word with a Y: A Yellow-Rumped Warbler.

Favorite: Sunset through my kitchen window. 

Yellow: These beautiful Yellow flowers were a gift from a friend. Beautiful!

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The Weekend Roundup - X

This week's prompts: Starts with X, Favorite, and looks like X.

A Word with an X: Hubs and I spent some time exploring Wyoming again this year. We like Chris LeDoux, so we made a point of going through Kaycee, WY to visit the park dedicated to him. LeDoux, contains the letter X.

Favorite: This is a quilt my mother made many years ago, which is why it is a favorite. Looks like a lot of X's to me.

Looks like X: This strange looking teepee without the covering resembles an X. It is located at a rest area in South Dakota.

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Saturday Critters

Alpaca or Llama? I don't know how to tell them apart. Was a bit surprised to see them on a ranch where I normally see cattle and horses.

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The Weekend Roundup - W

I'm back. Been out of town yet again. Looking forward to seeing what everyone posts in this week's roundup. Hope I have the right letter. Now that would be embarrassing wouldn't it?

This weeks prompts: Starts with W, Favorite, and Weather.

Starts with W: WAGON WHEEL starts with W. This one graces the corner of our porch. That is the early morning sun peeking through.

Favorite: This is an old house that sits on top of a hill. I have about a million pictures of it. The view out the back is truly beautiful. Since there are no WINDOW panes, it is easy to see through to the other side. I would like to buy this house and bring it back to its original beauty. Sadly, not bad enough to actually take on the project.

Weather: On this particularly lovely summer day, the WEATHER was a little scary. Fortunately, the storm passed us by.

Just Because: Love dragonflies and this WIDOW Skimmer is a common variety down by the pond.

And Finally: This Great Egret was WADING in the WATER as the WIND ruffled his feathers.

Linking to The Weekend Roundup 

Saturday Critters

It was a gloomy day, so in order to eradicate boredom, Gus and I went for a back road ramble. 

Our first stop was to snap a pic of that stately steed. Gus was busy barking at him and he was busy staring Gus down.

On the return trip, I saw what could have been a tree limb shaped like a squirrel, but in actuality is was a squirrel...

A rather strange looking squirrel. I have never seen one with a white and black ring on its tail. An anomaly?

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The Weekend Roundup - S

Today's Prompts: Starts with S, Favorite, and Shimmering.

Starts with S: SMOKE. This pic was taken in the SPRING. I look SOUTH and saw SMOKE. It's a SCARY SIGHT in these parts, but fortunately it was a controlled burn of a brush pile and didn't SPREAD.

Favorite: I sure do enjoy seeing a beautiful SUNSET. This one really caught my eye, so had to grab my camera.

Shimmering: Another pic from the SPRING. This egret was reflected in the SHIMMERING water.

Just Because: Again a picture from the SPRING. We went to SURREY Hills Farm to an auction. We didn't buy anything, but I enjoyed watching those who did.

And Finally: A SNAKE. He was crossing the road as I was driving by. I STOPPED, leaned out the window, and got a pic. Non-poisonous variety. STILL SCARY.

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Willy Nilly Friday Five

This is one of the back roads I like to ramble down. This one has stretches of good gravel, whereas most are more like the red dirt roads mentioned in a Brooks and Dunn song. This is the reason I am now driving a truck instead of a car. Birds have been scarce, so I have been looking for fall color.

This red color is courtesy of a sumac tree/bush. I never know what to call them. 

This nicely colored tree is located across the hay field from my kitchen window.

Below are horses that belong to our famous neighbor. I never heard of him, but those avid watchers of The Amazing Race might recognize his name and that of his brother. They were rodeo cowboys and played the game together.

Before coming here to visit our friends, I had only passed through Oklahoma on a highway in the eastern side. I didn't realize there were so many hills. It sure is beautiful. I miss having orange grass around us this year. I liked taking pictures with the random orange color. A second hay cutting kept it low to the ground this winter.
That's my five. This is country all around where I now live. I truly do live in the middle-of-nowhere and I love it!

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Pumpkin Carving Party

1. Last weekend we were invited to a Pumpkin Carving Party at a friend's house. I enjoyed the flower garden decor.

2. I got to meet a new pup. His name is JoJo. He is a city dog and kept trying to go explore the hay field across the road. This random exploring caused him to be captured and incarcerated inside the fenced yard.

3. In lieu of a hay ride, this year the kids got to have a ride on Bonnie. This little lady is being led by her great grandpa...

...and this little lady by her dad.

4. Then it was dad's turn. City boy's first time on a horse. He was led by his friend. 

5. After pumpkin carving, food, and fun, it was time for the adults to relax in front of a fire with a brew or two. 

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Weekend Roundup - R

This week's prompts: Starts with R, Favorite, and Red.

Starts with R: RIDER starts with R. This little RIDER enjoyed an assisted RIDE around the yard on Bonnie. 

Favorite: I do love birds. Especially hawks. I stopped in the middle of a county highway to get a shot of this RED-shouldered hawk. Good thing there wasn't any traffic. I was surprised he allowed me to get out of the truck without flying away. 

Red: My new-to-me RED RIDE. I planned to get a car for my back road rambles, but after seeing the rough back roads around here,  I decided a truck would be a better option. We bought it from an estate sale in Texas. It now sports Oklahoma tags.

Just Because: This is one of the ROADS I like to drive down to look for birds and other critters. I often see deer crossing in this area.


When taking the picture of the ROAD, I spotted this lonely ROUND bail peeking through the trees.

And Finally: REMINGTON Park in Oklahoma City is celebrating its 30 year anniversary. I hope to go again before the season ends. 

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Weekend Roundup - Q

This weeks prompts: Starts with Q, Favorite, and Quantity.

Starts with Q: QUEEN starts with Q.

Favorite: My mother sewed these QUILT pieces before she passed away. I had it QUILTED. I started to put it up in the closet to save for one of my grandchildren, but they were born too late to know her. So, I decided I should enjoy it myself and I sure do.

Quantity: I won't know the QUANTITY of cuties in this bowl until I count them.

Just Because: Ducks QUACK.

And Finally: QUAIL hanging out along the side of the road.


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