The Weekend Roundup - D

Today's assignment: Starts with D, Favorite, and Down.

Starts with D: DUCKS and DUSK starts with D. One of the first shots taken with my Christmas present. It wasn't a great pic since the ducks are out of focus, but liked the setting sun reflecting off the water. Otherwise it would have been deleted.

A Favorite: Well, this DOG has to be my favorite shot of the week. Gus likes to run free when I walk down to fill the DEER feeder.

Down: This statue of champion hillclimber and dirt racer Joe Petroli in Sturgis, South Dakota depicts him laying DOWN on his motorcycle.

Just because: Loving this picture taken at DAWN.

And Finally: DIGNITY is an impressive statute overlooking the Missouri River at a rest area near Chamberlain, South Dakota.

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Saturday Critters

The turkeys were out in force.

Black Vultures

Socks the Mule

 Den wasn't happy with me. He came over to the fence for his carrot. Sadly, I forgot to bring them, so he gave me this view.

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Weekend Roundup - C

Today's assignment is: Starts with C, Favorite, and Candy.

Starts with C: COWS starts with C. This pic was taken early in the morning with a little fog remaining in low lying areas. It's winter, so the COWS watch for the food truck to show up. I think they were hopeful I had snacks. There sure was a lot of mooing going on.

Favorite: On down the road, I found this COW. I believe he is Gene Simmons' doppelganger.  

Candy: This was the snack table at Christmas. Lots of homemade goodies, including CANDY. My favorite was the divinity.

Just Because: These jockeys are urging their mounts to run faster by using a rider's CROP. 

And Finally: My son brought wine to serve with our Thanksgiving dinner. It's a CALIFORNIA wine called CONUNDRUM. Very tasty. Sadly, I can't find it in our area.

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The Bird D-pot

We had some really great weather last week, so I took advantage and went for multiple back-road-rambles. 

This cardinal thought he was hiding in the branches of this prickly tree, but I got him anyway. 

After running errands the next day, I took the long way home and was rewarded with this red-shouldered hawk. He posed for a long time.

But the cherry on top of the cake was this Eagle. It isn't a great picture, but it is a picture. I first saw the female or juvenile in a tree beside the road, but it flew and landed in this tree farther from the road. It was then I saw the eagle. I slammed on the brakes and grabbed my camera. (I may need new tires soon) I was as excited as if I had won the lottery, well, maybe not that excited, but pretty darn excited. Bucket List: Capture an Eagle on camera. Check! 

Does anyone know if the other bird is a female or a juvenile?

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Saturday Critters

We had some really nice days this past week. This cow was enjoying the warm day.

A few days ago Gus happened to be watching for critters from the living room window and saw this fella running through the neighbors hay field. He started barking his mean bark, so I had to grab my camera to see what he found so offensive. It turned out to be a lone feral hog. This is the first one I've seen here. Sure hope they don't move into our area. They are destructive critters.

On one of my back road rambles, I saw this deer crossing the road in front of me. She stopped to assuage her curiosity so I tried to get a picture. This is the best I could do with all the brush and saplings between us.

I can't pass by this ranch without stopping to take pictures of the horses. They are beautiful. The ranch is owned by our local celebrity who was on a season of The Amazing Race with his brother.

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Weekend Roundup - B

This week's prompts: Starts with B, Favorite, and Blue.

Starts with B. BRIDLE starts with B. I like the longhorn on this one. There is a better picture of the BRIDLE in the picture below.

Favorite: This is a mule named Little Socks. He was all saddled up and ready to go for a ride with his BRIGHT BLUE Reins.

Blue: There is nothing BLUER than an Easter BLUE BIRD.

Just Because: I saw these BRAHMAN Cattle alongside the road, but I was a passenger and didn't make the driver stop, so only took a drive by shot.

And Finally: An old abandoned BOAT. 

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Weekend Roundup - Back to A

This week's assigment: Starts with A, Favorite, and Apple.

Starts with A: ANGEL starts with A. 

Favorite: One of my favorite birds is the AMERICAN Kestral.

Apple: Every Thanksgiving dinner requires at least one homemade APPLE pie. It's tradition.

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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.

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