New Blogger

Hey ladies and gents - just wanted to introduce to you a new blogger (to me) - actually, she's been around for awhile.  Dawn's Comfy Corner is just full of goodies - recipes and this lady does beautiful quilting, too.  PLUS, she's having a giveaway right now for some beautiful crocheted dishcloths (which I am coveting...).  So head on over there and make her acquaintance, tell her I sent ya and enter her giveaway!  Just don't get too "comfy" thinkin' you're gonna win!  (wink, wink!)

                                                               credit - Dawn's Comfy Corner

UPDATE on My Kiwi Kids

Lindsey and Josh have updated their blog on their travels in New Zealand.  They've still got some catching up to do, but they are settled now and should be updated more frequently - I know they'd enjoy your visits!  The link is on my sidebar OR go here --->   http://joshandlindseynz.blogspot.com/
Thanks!

I'll be back in a day or two ~~~  Peace out!

The Robins are BACK!

Spring is just around the corner here in East Texas! YEA!  Altho I must admit we might get another cold snap before it's all over with.  It was in the 70's here late this afternoon.  So nice, so me and my camera and Gypsy went for a stroll around the farm, well, part of it anyway.  Robins were everywhere- swarming up in the hackberry tree - picking the little tiny berries and chasing each other away from their branch.  They're pretty territorial about food I guess.

Had to go to pay the water bill today and I ran across the photos below on the way - just down the road from us.  The sun didn't come out til about 3:00 this afternoon - it was still a little cloudy...

Below, my plum tree is coming out.  Think I may have already showed you that one last post.

And I USED to have a lovely real wicker settee on the front porch that I loved to go out and sit on.  You see who has taken over that settee, don't you?  No point in trying to keep Gypsy off of it.  She's claimed it and it's hers now.  I think when it gets warm, she'll be laying out in the grass or dirt.  But for now, she perches on the settee and stays there all night keeping a watch on our place.  She is a good watch dog and barks to alert us to human or varmint.  So I guess that's a good trade-off for her using my settee.  Ya think?

Keep yer dress down...

Hints of Spring

The daffodils are out all over town, the tulip trees are blooming (I'll try to get some photos of that soon, too) and I can tell that spring is right around the corner here in East Texas.  Sure didn't feel like spring today tho.

Plum and peach trees budding...

Iris coming out...

Tail-end of my pansies...

Tiger lilies coming up...

We had a quick blast of cold last night.  Rain, 24 degrees Saturday night, 30 degrees last night, and strong winds.  That's about the extent of it for now.  By Wednesday we're supposed to have temps in the 70's again.  I sure hope so - I need to start getting things outside cleaned up around here.  Flower beds need new mulch and weeds pulled.  You know all that little spring green rye and purple flowery thingies?  They are coming up every where.  Tony already mowed once!

Garden is plowed and ready to go!

See what I scored in the dumpster at my office?  YES!  One can always use another birdbath!

Gypsy came a runnin' when I went outside.  She was sopping wet, and of course her being an Aussie mix, she had to "lean" all over me.  My jeans were muddy and wet, but I guess I knew that before I went outside.  She's a sweetie.  She had to roll over for a (wet and muddy) belly rub...

Tomorrow promises to be beautiful and clear - too bad I have to work.  I've gotta get my square foot garden beds constructed - Dad's gonna help me - just a few and then my row crops. I've already got my onion starts.  Dad's already set his out.

Ok, well that's all for today.  Keep yer dress down!

Kickstart the Day!

Just a little Howdy! and a good morning to you wonderful friends out there in Bloglandia!  It's a beautiful day here in Texas and I'm going to be painting today!  Lots of light here this morning that I cannot waste!  Check out my South Light painting blog later on this evening and I'll update what I've been working on.  Last week, the weather was dark, rainy and gloomy on my days off from work, so I didn't get to work on it as much as I'd like.  I hope to get alot accomplished today and tomorrow.

ATTN:  SOUTH LIGHT ART BLOG has been updated... if you're interested...

On that, I'm leaving you with a little sunshine I snapped out my front door to brighten your corner of the world - specially if yours is gloomy this morning!  Have a wonderful day!  I'll get some pictures of my painting progress up later on IF you're interested!  Hugs to you all - you just don't know HOW MUCH y'all mean to me!