Category: Animals

While out and about the other morning I saw this butterfly.  The reason I really noticed it was because it’s right wing was curled…I stopped for a few moments and put two and two together as I watched it.  This butterfly had just emerged from it’s cocoon!  I started looking around and, sure enough, there was the cocoon!  Of course, since I could do so, I ran for the camera and captured this hard-working, patient, and lovely butterfly!  Also, one evening, the lighting was so lovely as I was watching other butterflies enjoy the flowers so I headed out to take a few pictures of them – the closing photos. 

I had to chuckle the other day as my kids were handling and playing with our baby chicks.  (We try to work with them every day so they will be friendly toward us and enjoy our company as they grow older.  Thus far, the approach has worked.  All of our big chickens will allow the kids to pick them up and carry them around – adorable!)  Anyway, I found it very amusing that our daughter calmly holds them, pest them, talks sweetly to them, etc…  All the while, our son  zooms them around like airplanes, creates obstacle courses for them and actually tries to get them to move on the obstacle course.  🙂  I am left to wonder if this set of chicks will actually enjoy us and consider us friendly after their rigorous daily workouts!  Maybe the gentle hands of our daughter will balance all of that out.  🙂  Here is to enjoying life with kiddos and critters!

I have always had a great fondness for horses.  Whether large or small, I have enjoyed learning about them and gaining experience around them! In the past I have been drawn to paint colors but as of late I am really liking this color of Dunn! We have been on the lookout for a family friendly horse, preparing accordingly in hopes of finding one that could stay with us. As a result, we have been like magnets when it comes to horses lately – stopping along side of the road to say hello to them, visiting a miniature horse farm, in awe at the rodeo, and such…. We even caught this handsome fellow in action while at a friend’s house! He ended his calorie burning workout with a refreshing roll in the dirt!  🙂  While it is fun to see horses that belong to others we are happy to introduce the horse that has joined our family… Ummm, he is still warming up to us…joking.  🙂  He is very friendly and has a great disposition!  We are all thankful to finally have one to call our own! I will end with this funny shot captured not too long ago.  Hope it brings a smile to your face like it did mine! 

This is a shout out to our favorite canine companions and the joy they bring to our lives!  Three of these dogs are a part of our family…well, we had three but lost our Golden Retriever, Daisy, this past January.  We had a wonderful, adventure filled 13 years with her.  She was the best dog ever and is greatly missed.  Anyway, the rest of the dogs belong to family, friends or someone we met along the way.  Be sure to give YOUR favorite dog an extra treat today!  🙂