June 1st~~~~~CDP Theme day~~~Stylish

Stylish Boots for the Barrel Racer/Rodeo Girl.

Stylish is the theme for City Daily Photo for June.  To see more Stylish shots visit HERE 

Also linking to Mosaic Monday HERE

In a Mirror~~~~Weekend Reflections

The Baby Faerie sees her reflection in the mirror

I have this faerie Madonna on the vanity in the bathroom and just noticed that the baby was looking at herself.

Linking to Weekend Reflections HERE

Starbird Sunset

We live up on the hill and can't see the sunset because there are too many trees but we can go just down the road to Starbird Rd which is also up high but one can over look Skagit Bay and see the sun go down. 

Linking to SKYWATCH FRIDAY~~~~~HERE

Two country fences and fog

Two fences along the road with fog in the hills

 These I took not too too long ago and now the weather has changed to nice and sunny.  Thank goodness

 Linking to   GOOD FENCES~~~~~~~HERE

Peacock~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Wild bird Wednesday

 Driving down the road saw this guy sitting on a fence.

 Had to get a shot

He sure has a long tail

Linking to WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY~~~~HERE

Blooming Now

Flowers for Ruby Tuesday Too

 A glorious Morning Glory with ruby red stripes

 My favorite Bleeding Heart called Golden Heart

 More Morning glories

Linking to RUBY TUESDAY TOO~~~HERE

Decoration /Memorial Weekend

 The Battle of Shiloh was fought in April of 1862 in Hardin County, Tenn., along the Mississippi state line. This battle was one in which more than 3500 troops were killed, and another 16,000 wounded in the two days of fighting. (April 6 and 7, 1862) Most of those wounded were taken to the city of Columbus, Miss., which was approximately 80 miles from the area of Shiloh Church. Many of those who died after the trip to Columbus (by train or wagon), were buried in Friendship Cemetery in Columbus. Later that month, the ladies of Columbus visited the cemetery and decorated the graves of those soldiers killed at Shiloh, and those who died as a result of their injuries in battle there. These women also returned the next year to decorate the Confederate graves, and noticed that the graves of the Union soldiers also killed at Shiloh, were not decorated. So, these ladies decided to put flowers not only on the graves of the Confederate soldiers, but on those of their former enemies as well. Therefore, from that act of kindness by the women of Columbus, a new tradition was begun. This day is usually celebrated on a Sunday in most cemeteries to honor ancestors. Some groups place American flags on graves of veterans, have dinner on the grounds, with celebrations which include preaching and singing. Today, many cemeteries still celebrate Decoration Day, honoring those veterans from the past.

The name Memorial Day came into use after World war11.

The bugle echoes shrill and sweet,
But not of war it sings to-day.
The road is rhythmic with the feet
Of men-at-arms who come to pray.

The roses blossom white and red
On tombs where weary soldiers lie;
Flags wave above the honored dead
And martial music cleaves the sky.

Above their wreath-strewn graves we kneel,
They kept the faith and fought the fight.
Through flying lead and crimson steel
They plunged for Freedom and the Right.

May we, their grateful children, learn
Their strength, who lie beneath this sod,
Who went through fire and death to earn
At last the accolade of God.

Joyce Kilmer

Clouds

Yesterday the sky was full of beautiful clouds and the ground is full of potatoes.

 So pretty up on the hill.  Blue skies and fat fluffy clouds.

 And down in the valley stuff is coming up.  Potatoes here.
Linking to SKY WATCH~~~HERE

Farm Fence~~~~~Good Fence

Nice fencing just down the road from us

 Down the driveway

 Along the road

 Across the pasture

Linking to GOOD FENCES~~~~HERE

Feeding Time~~~~~Wild bird wednesday

 Mama'a eating suet

 Papa's feeding baby

 Baby is very hungry

More!  More!!
I think this is the Hairy Woodpecker.  We have both the Hairy and the Downey come to the feeders but the Downey is much smaller

Catch an air current over to Stewart's WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY~~~HERE    
ENJOY!

Ruby Tuesday

 Rufous Hummingbird

 He seems kind of confused as to where to find the nectar

Not there Hummer, not there

Linking to RUBY TUESDAY~~~~~HERE

Finished and filled

 Bob made a beautiful bench/table for the green house and we put our tomatoes on it.  Out of the house into the greenhouse.  Now we have a place to start seeds.

Here she is all finished.  I made some container for outside the doors and we got our tomatoes in.  We put up racks for the walls also.
My Monday May 10 th blog shows the different stages of greenhouse construction. 

Weekend Reflection

Rainy days in the PNW bring about reflective puddles

 Which brings about mossy trees

 Which brings about huge and beautiful Ferns

 Which brings about happy dogs.

Linking to WEEKEND REFLECTIONS~~~~HERE

Pretty Sky for Sky Watch

Pretty Sky looking over the Mud flats and Skagit bay.

Linking to SKYWATCH FRIDAY~~~~HERE

Poppies and Pups and Good Fences

An oldie but a goodie.
At my Mom's house.

 Linking to GOOD FENCES~~~~HERE

Cowbirds

 Male Cowbird--He is a handsome fellow

 Young one

Female

Their diet consists mostly seeds and insects. Seeds (including those of grasses, weeds, and waste grain) make up about half of diet in summer and more than 90% in winter. Rest of diet is mostly insects, especially grasshoppers, beetles, and caterpillars, plus many others, also spiders and millipedes. 

Centuries ago this bird probably followed bison herds on the Great Plains, feeding on insects flushed from the grass by the grazers. Today it follows cattle, and occurs abundantly from coast to coast. Its spread has represented bad news for other songbirds: Cowbirds lay their eggs in nests of other birds. Heavy parasitism by cowbirds has pushed some species to the status of "endangered" and has probably hurt populations of some others.   Audubon field guide

As Bob says "they're just trying to make a living like the rest of us".

Linking to Stewart's blog WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY~~~HERE

Ruby Tuesday

Rufous Hummingbird (Selaphorus rufus) is a welcome visitor at our feeders.  We have so much fun watching them.

 This is the Female. She is mostly an iridescent green and a touch of the rusty coloron her back.

 This female is very industrious and busy at the feeder.

 this male is diving for the nectar

 He looks like he is rejoicing.  The shiny red throat glows in the sunlight.  They look similar to the Ruby-throated Hummingbird but these guys have more color on their bodies.

They are known as the feistiest hummingbird in North America.

Also the smallest bird in the Puget Sound region.

Linking to RUBY TUESDAY~~~~~HERE

A busy week~~~~~~Mosaic Monday

We have had a busy week building a green house from a kit.
First Bob had to dig out a foundation and put in railroad ties and gravel

 8x12 foundation

 The different stages-----it does take at least 2 to get it together.  We both were hands on.
It is getting closer to completion.  We worked so hard the first day of actual building we were out there in the hot sun---oh and perspiring--WHEW!  It was fun working together and I may have learned some new words too.

 There she is---all finished. Well we will add more gravel inside and out. Now Bob is going to build some potting benches.  Hard working man.
Thank goodness we are just teen-agers.

Linking to Mosaic Monday HERE