Lucky Sometimes...with Flowers, Fruit, Fawns, Fowl & Fly

Several mornings of thunderstorms at dawn...

left the Clematis dripping with rain...

and the Lilies covered with drops...humidity was high!

This morning felt fresh...so I ventured outside...




...went to check on the garden...
tomatoes I spied.




...under these leaves...




...zucchini did hide...




cucumbers I found...not big around.



That's it...no more rhyming!

The garden was fine...so I went to check the flowers

...fearing the deer repellent may have washed away...
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Last year...deer ate almost every Stella d' Oro bloom...




and did devour every single Hosta bloom.
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This year I'm having better luck by spraying.




They even nibbled on the roses last year...
thorns and all.




Still...I like the deer and run to take photos of them...

and that's what happened this morning...

Sherri...Alivia's mom...called to let me know a

mother deer was headed back our way...

A mother and 3 babies...

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that were very active...kicking up their heels...




two ran off together...leaving one alone with mom.
I was lucky to get their pictures




Being out at the end of the drive...I went into the field.
The pears are slowly growing





This peach is almost ripe...
but there just aren't very many this year.




Some years.....Herhusband has much better luck.





Getting closer to the house I found the Daylilies
starting to bloom...the deer ate on them too last year.
Lucky again...because these I didn't spray...
there are just too many.




As I turned I noticed some feathers....thinking the larger




had been lost by a hawk while attacking a smaller


-enlarge to see dew drops-

bird.....before carrying it away..

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But then I remembered.....

turkey had been in the field yesterday....

Some unlucky turkey was losing it's feathers.

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I was lucky this one posed for me.

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I left the feathers behind....and went over to the taller grass...

where last week Herhusband and I were lucky to see

an Eastern Phoebe sitting on what use to be a

light fixture in my mother's home....

I thought today with luck.....I might find something...

Lucky I was.....as you can see.

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" Widow Skimmer"

By this time...it was lunch time...with a little iced tea!

Thanks for visiting me!

For All To See

Everything was wet after a horrific early morning

thunderstorm at 5 AM yesterday...but at sunrise.....

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the morning sun brightened the day with it's rays...

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casting shadows that I couldn't resist....

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sending light rays through the trees.....

spraying sunshine all around.....

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luring me out closer.....






and down the drive....





where I was greeted by this young Song Sparrow
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who could just barely fly.






Being already out...I walked over behind the barn...

high in the trees....I found wild grapes forming...

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the deer will stand on their hind legs to reach them.

I found the mulberries dripping with rain....

then checking the raspberries.....found

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them slowly ripening too....

along with this brown mushroom...but I think

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I may have overlooked a 4 leaf clover by it's side...

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but later in the day....

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overlook...I did not...
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Bluebirds in the birdbath!

Still later in the day....

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I just barely caught these Turkeys walking by....

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Herhusband saw them first...

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and I quickly ran outside.

Last week while I was standing by this vine...

something flying in and out.....caught my eye....

I don't know what it's name might be...but

appears to have a cartoon-like face.....to me.

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So my yesterday started with a hazy view...

but soon was filled...with things to see...

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like morning rays...on this Redbud tree...

....Such magnificent views....for all to see!

Enough to Eat

Don't these pansies look almost good enough to eat!

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They were a gift from a friend..

For years now...I have been meeting with several

friends from my grade school days...

...those days would be back in the 50's...

...anyway...

we get together once a month for lunch...

and celebrate...

the birthdays of that month.

This was my and friend Marty's month...

so I received pansies for my garden yesterday...

plus all of these nice presents...

although my birthday isn't until the end of March.

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There were dish towels,
a journal, note pads, Harry and David Salsa,
lotion for body and feet, homemade slippers, homemade cookies
and caramels...and a caramel scented candle.

It is always fun spending a few hours with them

...talking and getting more than enough to eat...

at our local diner...

gifts or no gifts!

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Thank you Barb, Bobbie, Betty, Beverly, Cheryl, Marty,

and Bernice(Barb's Mom)
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Now...
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...look at this photo of my very fat little Carolina Wren friend!
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...looks like it's been getting enough to eat...
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and this large muscular deer raiding our birdfeeder again!

I'm sure she's getting enough to eat...
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and
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this morning I spied a few turkeys back in the woods...
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They show up off and on all year...

sometimes as many as 15 or more!

They too appear very plump and healthy!

Everyone seems to be getting enough to eat this
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past winter...
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including me!
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This dinner was salmon shortcakes...
red potatoes with mixed vegetables...
and a biscuit!