Foto Friday 17 ~ On a Wing & a Prayer

We've been a little under the weather here lately, but the sun is out and hopefully the ice and snow will all melt soon.  This storm has been a wild one.  

Little Man doesn't seem to mind the cold, but he sure was front and center for supper every night. 

It was a not so graceful landing on our frozen pond for these geese.

Takeoff went a little smoother,

Better luck on the next pond fellas. 

sharing with  Eileen for Saturday's Critters,  Michelle for Thankful Thursday,  Yogi for Skywatch Friday, and Mersad for Through my Lens

Tyler Z is finally here!  

He's had a pretty rough go of it- arriving a few weeks early,

 two weeks in the NICU, low bilirubin and a blood clot in his heart. 

I am so thankful for Arkansas Children's Hospital and their NICU nurses.

The kids will find out in February if the lovenox

 shots are working and the clot has dissolved.

  Praying it is gone and he is finally well.

Thankful Thursday

 

Thankful today (and every day) for my husband.  49 years!  He is the brave to my fear, the calm to my crazy, the happy to my sad, the positive to my negative, and the patience to my impatience. 

We decided to forgo anniversary cards & gifts and just go out to eat after riding around the lake.  This photo was taken from the boat ramp at one of the camping areas.  We kept getting closer and closer and this bird was not moving. You can barely tell that there is water beneath him because it was so dreary out. 

I hope everyone has recovered from Thanksgiving. I am trying to get started on Christmas but I seem to be spending more time on planning that actual doing.   :)

Have a great weekend, everyone! 

 

sharing with   Michelle for Thankful Thursday and Eileen for Saturday's Critters

Reflections & Critters

 

Lots of reflections on the still water downstream from dam.

sharing with James for Weekend Reflections

Invasion of the green heads

Cowbirds/Grackles?  

I have no idea, but they sure are loud in the tree tops 

and when incoming to our field. 

Ever hypervigilant, and always a bit psychotic.

My son Michael sent this video to me. 

Squirrels are such a nuisance, but I thought they are so cute!  

Rats with tails, I guess, but still. :)

sharing with  Eileen for Saturday's Critters

Thankful Thursday

 

Thankful for my littles.  What a blessing they are.  Hadleigh stayed with us a few days last week.  She loves horses and was not happy until her Pawpaw let her meet Little Man up close and personal. He is the last horse of the bunch, and the orneriest, meanest, stuck-uppist, mule-ish horse of all and there they stood- tiny tot to quarter pony.  You see Pawpaw is between them and even has a hand on him.  She got to feed him carrots and was just as happy as could be.  Man behaved himself, but he really had no choice. :) 

I hope everyone has wonderful holiday, and even if you aren't celebrating Thanksgiving where you live, just have a wonderful day.  Life is so short, we can hardly blink away a second of it. 

Thank you for reading my silly little blog!

sharing with Michelle for Thankful Thursday