7/19/11 A homeowners work is never done

The male Sparrow stopped by on his way to the nest tonight with some more nest building material.

7/18/11 Female Bluebird

Our female bluebird was back at the feeders today.

7/17/11 Blueberry Pie

Jim's dad went blueberry picking and gave us enough to make a pie.  This is my version of the blueberry and cream pie.  Turned out so yummy!!!!

7/16/11 Nice sunset

I got home from work just in time to catch this beautiful sunset.

7/15/11 Pretty Male Gold Finch

This little guy landed on the birdbath this hot day and I couldn't help but notice him.  He was so striking in the bright sunshine.

7/14/11 Vintage's Crossroads of America

So since Indy was bumped yesterday for the fornicating birds I thought I would make it up to him and post a picture today.  Happy Belated first Birthday Indiana.

7/13/11 The Birds and The Bees

or at least just the birds.  Today is Indy's first birthday and he was supposed to be picture of the day, but he was bumped when I caught our sparrows doing the wild thing!  I mean what are the odds of even seeing something like this let alone catching it on film.

7/12/11 Rhys' Teeth

The panoramic x-ray from Rhys' orthodontist appointment today.

7/11/11 Strawberry Flower

This is a flower on one of our strawberry plants.

7/10/11 Why I am sore tonight

We have decided to take out the original retaining wall and replace it with a new wall made of the new stones.  To save on money I tackled the majority of the demo work myself!  Man am I sore now though.  Apparently swinging a sledgehammer for 5 hours and whacking it against a wall that doesn't want to give really hurts the body!

7/09/11 Finally Riding

Rhys and I were able to ride today - first time in almost four years.  Amazing how much he has grown in that time!

7/8/11 Gold Finch Fight

With Gold Finch breeding season in full swing there have been a lot of fights at the feeder lately.

7/7/11 Marigold

This is the Marigold plant that Rhys gave me for Mother's Day this year.  There is a small fly on it that uses a mimicry of a bee for protection.

7/6/11 Bunch of Sparrows

The Blue Birds have fledged and we cleaned out the box.  Now there is a fight by the sparrows to get the house - check out how many of them are there!

7/5/11 Gold Finch

Here is one of the beautiful male Gold Finches that comes to our feeders - gotta love how he pops in the setting sunlight!

07/04/11 Female Red Winged Black Bird

We have a pari of Red winged Blackbirds that come to our feeders.  This is the female -notice how she looks more like a large sparrow than the Blackbird.

7/03/11 Beautiful Sunset

We had the most beautiful sunset tonight - and you could see just a sliver of the moon as well.

7/02/11 Retaining Wall

The main retaining wall is complete and the window boxes are up and filled!

7/01/11 Peek a Boo

I see you baby - the babies fledged today!  This s one of them peeking out before taking the big leap.

6/30/11 Feeding Time

One last feeding shot before the babies fledge.

6/29/11 Father and Son

Father and Son from the first clutch with food for the new little ones.