Foto Friday: April Showers (oh how I wish)

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I can't show you any April rain....

I can't show you any May flowers..

but I can show some different creatures who come to the water dishes and bird feeders that I keep out.

I like to provide extra water and food for the animals in drought conditions like Texas is experiencing.

A fairly large lizard....

A copperhead that came a little too close for my comfort...

A beautiful painted bunting...

As a matter of fact, one of my favorite things in the whole world is to watch a bird bathe in the bird bath. I love how they splash the water over their backs and preen their feathers. I also love to turn the sprinkler on low and watch from a distance as the birds fly through it.

Deer and bobcats come regularly to my tank, as do the wild pigs. My only problem is trying to keep my eye on my little dog Amos. I don't want him to suddenly disappear. I just want to help the animals who are looking for water, it's getting hard to find. Maybe we will get May showers.....soon.....


Dear Rebecca, I'm sorry that you are sick of the rain. I know how you feel. I remember one year that it rained almost every day and I felt stuck with 2 kids under 3 years old. We made a game of putting on rain boots and going to throw rocks into the many huge puddles. I kind of miss that right now. Hope you get a break soon.

First Fish

A year and a half after enlarging our tank, and restocking it with catfish, we can start harvesting the fish. I caught 2 nice sized ones last week. Within an hour, I caught them, Mike cleaned them, and then I cooked and served them. I'd call that pretty fresh-wouldn't you?

My zucchini plants are popular!

Another little creature enjoys the plants and available water on my front porch.

Another unusual visitor

I'm not sure what kind of frog this is, but he is really beautiful. I have an outdoor shower, and when I was about to use my shampoo, there were 2 of them clinging to the bottle. They just clung-very still, very quiet.
Still gave me a little fright.  I then took time to really study them. Just look at those toes!

Afternoon sun

As I sat outside yesterday afternoon, enjoying what is probably the last of our cool weather, a little visitor climbed up on a rocking chair to sit in the sun.I apparently made him very nervous because he jumped onto a bench and "blew out" his skin-or whatever it is they do with their throat. I left him alone after that to roam over my plants, looking for insects.