sooooooooooooo, I saw this Fiery Furnace Hibiscus online this week and WOW, I think I need some, wonder if I can find them local??? HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!

 

A friend gave me a pond liner and even though I have a real pond, kind of broken down, I decided to make a shallow pond for birds, box turtles and such to visit, Its a work in progress as for now I am just scavenging items to "pretty" it up. Plus I have to patch one spot. the birds have started visiting it. and there is a frog in it, that I saved from one of the cats.

I added another photo, its still a work in progress, no turtles yet that I have seen, but the birds and butterflies are loving it.

 

 

 

 

 

snake File 2015

Its that time of year again,,, snakes and turtles and such are emerging. SO far the snakes are all non venomous and I believe most of these guys EAT THE bad guys. SO, I take pictures only for now, and wish them great hunting!!! I know there are water moccasins but haven't seen them yet, nor the box turtles. I've tried to identify, but not sure all are correct.
#1  Black Racer
#2  small garter catching a toad.
#3  TWO speckled king snakes, possibly getting married.
#4  yellow belly water or rat snake????? (I forget)

Hedge Rose 2015

I think I bought this rose, well a tiny pot, at the Raymond county fair a few years back, they called it a Hedge Rose. Im not sure of its name, no thorns???? It is trying to cover up my fence mistakes, first time building a wood fence. I can certainly see my errors. And a couple new boards due to a neighbor bush hogging a bit too close. Many of my others roses are doing well, strange to say, since I've moved them several times in the last year.

SPRING SPRING SPRING,,, YES!!!!

Not the best in the world picture, and I should have been paying closer attention, when did my Japanese Azalea bloom? I drive past it every day. I was collecting leaves for the chicken pen, and noticed these guys, I should have already fertilized them!!! I NEED MORE!!! SO far this is the only Japanese Azalea that has survived one of my first attempts at planting.

Rain Rain and more rain,

soooooooooooooo, finally my foster dog went home. maybe the mud holes will dry up some, he wasn't quite as bad as the pit on you tube fixated on the mud, but wow, he sure brought his mud in at times . I guess I have to mop now he is gone to his long term foster. I hope to foster again in the future, now I know what I need to do to get ready. I hope they are all as well mannered as lil bit. I may have to wait until I retire though. I kinda miss the guy!!

2015 Foster dog etc.

so, my first post of 2015 (figured I better do at least one??)

a few pictures of my two pups and the foster dog I inherited Christmas Eve 2014, I think he is supposed to be half Lab,half pit,,, I kinda wonder about the Lab part except when he plays in water in pouring rain in the mud and I have to rinse him down before he can be allowed back in.

It was a bit of an emergency situation, or I probably wouldn't have taken him in. WELL I still have him, although he should be going to his Long Time foster any day now. He has been a real gentleman and no trouble except for the mud. REALLY kind of a whimp. I know he hasn't been mistreated, but yelling or dropping things scares him big time.

 

PS, take no note of the bare floors , I yanked up carpet and have not found flooring in my price range for about 1000sq.ft. worth.

 

 

 

Christmas Eve, Lil Bit and my new house shoes.

 

 

Lil Bit and MilaMonster

 

Lil Bit and ShebaRoosome facing off. She has really enjoyed a playmate. Mila no longer plays her ruff games.

End of the trail 2014 Owens' Creek On the Natchez Trace.

Ok, so I haven't posted in quite a while, but I had to share these photos.

 I've not been to this (one of my very fav spots) in a long long LONGGGGGGGGGG time.

 I had heard probably on Facebook that this National marked  in Mississippi on the Natchez Trace had collapsed...
 I HAD TO SEE for myself, and yes, sad to say,,,,,
Owens's Creek On the Natchez Trace just down the road from Rocky Springs.
This is a small waterfall I have visited many times in the past and  has collapsed.

 SO SAD, I'll have to find pictures from  way back , scan and ad to the post,

The following pictures were taken Yesterday 11/30/2014. Its hard to see in the pictures, there was a teeny bit of water falling, I have walked under the fall WAY MANY MOONS AGO.

My Very Own Sassafrass tree via the Japanese Redneck .

Thanx Ramona, I had my doubts , but the Sassafrass tree is putting on leaves. along with some of the Rose of Sharon trees /althea , uhhh, Im not too good with names. I've so been looking for a Sassafrass tree though. Not sure I am spelling it correct, but I love that little tree.


SAD TO SAY, but apparently my favorite tree did not make it through spring 2016, im so sad, dunno what happened, it bloomed and leafed too early maybe, and then a hard frost took it out???????? I was so admiring it, I keep looking to see if  a bit of life is left, but I don't think so. APRIL 2016 ,,, gone :(

SPOILED OR NOT?????????

February and an Ice day, Didn't have to be at work until 10. WE COULD GET USED TO THIS.

I call it Airborn,,, MIla calls it DIVE for cover at times.

SHEBAROOSOME is just that, Airborne at times. Poor Mila forgets to keep an eye on her at times and gets tackled. SURE am glad its not me. I'll be glad when Sheba settles down a bit more and I know Mila will. there are times when Mila will not venture too far out in the yard for fear of the "STALK".

Really Sheba is smart and listens most of the time. BUT its a work in progress. DON"T ever have a stomping fit indoors trying to get a dogs attention while wearing Crocs. it was not a pretty site, talk about some bruising and scrapes when I fell into the Hall tree. Its a wonder IT survived. AND SHEBA, she thought it was funny. 

 

SNOWMAN 2014

THE STORE BOUGHT kind, that is. Kroger purchase, after it was marked down to 7.99, starting price of 29.99. OH and a bit of the snow that shut down parts of Mississippi. Really wasn't that great a picture but what the heck. I  put a candle inside and it burned all night one night, I suppose its a bit like a chiminea but with a HAT????????  HOPE the Satsuma tree survives our cold year 2014. Appears we have another round of ice on the way this week, Maybe I'll get lucky and it will go around again. Really odd and Yesterday was sooooooooooooo beautiful. I went hyper in the yard.

Rally against ANimal Abuse

Have I posted this already??? my memory is getting worse these days, I'll check later, no time for now. MISSISSIPPI if your are not at work 2/12/2014 , think about attending this. Or online.