20 Year Anniversary ~ The 2010s

 

2010

(One of my favorites because at the time I was taking this shot I did not see all the little ones)

2013

(Foggy morning at Dierks Lake) 

2013

(My favorite time of year- FALL!!!)

2014

(first ever capture of a bee with globs of pollen on his legs) 

2014

(My Haley bug with her show pig.  Who knew they eat popsicles!) 

2014

(My feet with my daughter's pup. Gotta love that face) 

2015

(Reddest sky)

2015

(Robbers Cave, Oklahoma) 

2015

(Eerie)

2015

(Just a bug on a rose)

2016

(My Little Man, in his younger days) 

2016

(Reflections in the rain) 

2017

(He struck this pose for me) 

2019

(Sparrows, and you know Whose eye is on them) 

I wasn't going to put any words on here, (Ha that's a first!) and mainly wanted to post a few pics from the last 20 years for me to look back at.  (I only made it back ten this time) Some of these are from previous posts, some are from the same shoot that made a blog post, and some are no longer on this blog because at least twice I have deleted posts years later for some odd reason.  I think I was hyper critical of my photos and found fault with wording...you know...typical amateur stuff! (Which is what I am so there you have it.)

Going back through the photos and blog posts was mostly fun because I can remember what I was doing at that time and who I was with. Some brought back a melancholy feeling,  Memories, they do take you for a dance, don't they?   

Y'all have a great week ahead and I'm off to catch up with you on what's new in your world. 

Dry as a Bone

 

It almost rained.  

The clouds got darker, the sky was hidden, and then...nothing. 

The clouds blew away.  No rain, not even a misty drop.

The grass in my yard is crunchy.

  There are huge cracks out there that I swear 

go all the way to the devil. 

The weather folk are teasing us with another rainy forecast.  

I no longer believe any of them. 

Sharing with Yogi for Skywatch Friday

Ranch Rounds ~ So Long, Farewell

Out at the pond:  

This youngin showed up a few days ago just floating around in my pond like he owned the joint.  Big, big, BIG thank you to USFW (USDA, I'm not exactly sure which one)for giving him a lift back to the river.  He was 5 feet long, and the guys thought maybe he got kicked out of his congregation by older males.  Very territorial, I assume. 

            

Bye bye, little dude. :)

Out in the yard: 

Sorry so blurry!  I got to see my Purple Martin babies lined up before they all took off for South America.  They left a little early this year for some reason. I miss their chirping at dusk and their singing during the day.

front porch: 

Speaking of territorial ~

Sometimes you just have to call a truce...if only for a second or two.

 

sharing with   Michelle for Thankful Thursday &  Eileen @ Saturday's Critters

Ranch Rounds & Storm Clouds

 

Mark's garden is doing well, 

considering the amount of rain we have gotten. I'm thankful for that rain. 

  That's a Sonic billboard tarp under his gro-bags. 

:) 

Purple hulls are about to turn

Bitter melon

(Someone at the farmer's market gave it to him)

This little girl was watching me mow. 

She appeared to be a statue, just frozen. 

One of our baby martins that just wasn't quite ready to fly. 

I'm imagining it's hiding from it's family because 

they will dive-bomb the heck out of it to make it fly

(He finally took off)

I didn't get any photos, but we have a couple of hawks that are very interested in our babies.

I've listened to them screech out front and the other day they tried to cruise over the houses but thankfully  the martins came out in force and chased them away.  

Just a few more weeks and the birds will all take off for their winter vacation.  I will breathe a big sigh of relief that the predators here didn't kill any.  

I'll finish my rounds with these storm photos from the other day. 

Nothing came out of them for us, but others got a ton of rain. 

I'm thankful for small blessings- here, there and yonder. 

Have a great weekend, y'all! 

sharing with   Michelle for Thankful Thursday ,Eileen @ Saturday's Critters,Yogi for Skywatch Friday, and NixPixMix for Sunday Best