When It Rains...

it pours - well not every time - but Friday was a "deluge"!

All day long, the house was dark and cozy, and I personally love when it rains.

If it thunders with lighting - well they are the icing on the cake.

And in spite of all that rain, I still have this pretty view from my home office window.

The backyard looks beautiful, even in the rain, the purple azaleas and viburnum are in full bloom.

- You can really see the rain coming down in these next two images -

These garden beds are edged beautifully,
but today they were filled to the top with water and they looked like a raging river.

You can see the pool, beyond the deck but the river beyond that is not visible.
How lucky am I - to have this view?

This was a great day to stay indoors and enjoy indoor projects,

the sun came out around 4 pm, and that was perfect!

May 5, 2017

Saturday Critters ~ 177 ~

I am excited to get back to the good stuff...
Pictures!!
You may remember our trip to Smithville back on April 14th. 
Most of our trips revolve around where we are going to go to eat,
and what I can photograph.
We enjoy day trips, we definitely have our favorites,
and Smithville is one of them.


First up, right out of the car we spotted this Snow Goose...

keeping watch over,


this Snow Goose that was sitting on a nest.
Can you handle that cute tail curl in the first picture? 
So adorable!


The area also has a large population of Domestic Geese


They are quite tame and very easy to photograph.


This looked to be a blend/hybrid of the two.


This smiling brown duck appeared to be a hybrid as well.




Another momma sitting on a nest.


There are lot's of Rooster's in the area...

they are also tame and easy to photograph.

Two more pictures of the unusual hybrids...








and the last two of this Grey Goose that followed us to the car.

The last time we were here we saw the wood ducks, they have moved on.

Sharing today's images with 

Eileen at Viewing Nature With Eileen and 
Anni at I'd Rather Be Birdin