Today's assignment: Starts with C, Favorite, and Center.
Starts with C: CHICKADEE starts with C. This happens to be a black-capped variety.
Favorite: Driving COUNTRY roads is one of my favorite pastimes. And this one proves Oklahoma isn't flat, as some of my Illinois friends think.
Center: This CHURCH has three CROSSES on the front. The largest CROSS happens to be in the CENTER.
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A nice place for a picnic.
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I got to add a new bird to my life list. I was on my way to Sulphur, OK when I saw a massive amount of birds flying around an overpass. I thought they were bats, so I pulled over to get a pic. They were not bats. I took lots of pictures and then pulled up my bird app. They were Cliff Swallows feeding their young.
When I got home, I saw this Barn Swallow on a wire. 
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This is Whiskey running toward the feed truck. He sure is a handsome guy. Sadly, he was sold shortly after these pics.
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Today's assignment is B: Starts with B, Favorite, and Black.
Starts with B: An Indigo Bunting starts with B. This pic was taken in May, but he and the Mrs. are still hanging around. He sure has a pretty song to wake up to. And bonus, he's blue.
Black: How about a baby goat all dressed in black? He sure is cute!
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When my daughter came to visit a couple of weeks ago, I took her on a back-road-ramble with me. There are always flowers growing along the road and in ditches. Some are the variety normally seen around a manicured lawn. These are most likely growing where a house once stood. Others are wildflowers. I like finding both. Here are three we found.
Every evening about 7:00 p.m., Gus pokes my leg with his nose and keeps poking until I acknowledge him. Interpretation: It's bunny time! So, off we go to look for bunnies. I sit on the back porch and Gus runs back and forth along the fence, only stopping when he spots a bunny. If they sit quietly, like a statute, he never sees them, but they know he is in backyard fence jail, so they are not scared. Once he spies a bunny, the frantic barking begins. Barking makes him thirsty, so eventually he gives up and takes care of business one last time before bedtime. Then we go inside.
This evening, as Gus was hunting bunnies, there was a hummingbird trying to drink a little nectar. He doesn't like me to be on the back porch, so he perches himself on the fence and waits patiently for us to go back inside. I do believe he was giving me the stink eye!
I had a guest visit from out of town last week. So took her to the Chickasaw National Recreation Center in Sulphur, OK. We stopped to see the buffalo, but alas, they were off in the wooded area. I hope to see them next trip. Then we made a U-turn due to the road being flooded. I don't think it was deep enough to cause a problem, but we decided better safe than sorry.
The Tavertine Nature Center provided lots of good information about the park.
Okay, so it's been a long time between blog posts. I've been busy. I finished a novel, edited it, run it past two beta readers, and was critiqued by the writer's group I'm in. I guess you could say I've been busy. But I'm back for now. Not sure how long, because I'm currently editing another novel. Since I've been having blog withdrawals, decided to start posting again. I'll start with a favorite of mine, Weekend Roundup. So here we go ...
Today's assignment is the letter A. Starts with A, Favorite, and Ample.
Starts with A: This poor fella is ANXIOUS to get loaded and head out for his new home. Unfortunately, his new owner and old owner were too busy trading horse tales to take care of business.
Favorite: This is Jube and Kemosabe enjoying a cool drink after a hot day. Two of my favorite horses.
Ample: This scissortail-flycatcher's tail is AMPLE. 
Starts with J: JAIL starts with J. This particular JAIL is located in Dodge City, KS.
Favorite: My favorite is always a horse. Meet JUBE.
Junk: This is one of the sculptures in downtown Sioux Falls, SD. It is comprised of pieces of JUNK which the artist formed into this guitar.
Now for last week's post.
Favorite: A horse, of course. This is Nero scratching an ITCH on this H post. The horse flies seem to be exceptionally bad this year. 
Intricate: This is another sculpture from downtown Sioux Falls, SD. Notice the INTRICATE detail on the whale.
This weeks assignment: Starts with H, Favorite, and Heavy.
Starts with H: This is my week! H = HORSE What makes me HAPPY? Well, HORSES make me HAPPY. I'm especially HAPPY while watching colts at play, running, jumping, and chasing each other in the pasture. This little guy was having a nap before I woke him up.
Favorite: This is my favorite HORSE pic from last week. Whiskey makes a wonderful subject. I don't like to say Whiskey is my favorite, but he might be. The other HORSES don't seem to like being around him. I wonder if it is because he is white.
Heavy: As you can see, these HORSES are well cared for. They have plenty of grass and are still provided with feed every morning to keep them HEALTHY. They are HEAVIER than most HORSES I see in other pastures.
Just Because: This little piggy, I mean Horsey, loves carrots. He is HOVERING over the bag, waiting for me to hand him a tasty treat.
And Finally: This is a HERD of HORSES racing to get to the feed troughs. 
I happened to be in Walmart to pick up a prescription last Wednesday. I overheard one of the clerks telling a lady they had the over 65 flu shots in and if she needed one to get it quickly as they would be out soon. They are expecting to give a lot more than usual this year. So, if you haven't done so and need to, better get yours. We went the next day to get ours. Last year we had to search and wait. Hope everyone is happy and healthy. Have a great weekend!
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Today's assignment: Starts with G, Favorite, and Green
Starts with G: Whiskey enjoys GRASS. He spends the majority of his life GRAZING. 
Favorite: Meet Nero. He is GALLOPING toward the truck bringing bags of feed.
Green: This Ruby-throated Hummingbird is GREEN and he is surrounded by GREEN sunflower leaves.
Just Because: This is my GUN. It stays loaded with snake shot. I take it with me when I go walking in the woods, across the pasture, and near the pond. We have a variety of poisonous snakes and they are not hard to find. So far, I haven't had to shoot one, but at least I'm prepared if the need arises. Notice it also provides a hint of GREEN.
And Finally: This is Whiskey, again. He is a male horse that has lost something of importance to him which makes him a GELDING.
