Slowly I turn...step by step...inch by inch...

This week is coming to a close, and not much, at least it seems, got done around here. Oh yes, we did a lot of yard work, and our muscles came out of hiding for the season...there isn't an inch of body parts that don't ache. LOL Just about all we accomplished was getting some plants transplanted that outgrew the patio pots. They're now out in the flower beds. The raised flower bed [partially] is thinned out and lookin' good!! I sit and marvel at the cleaned out area...it's hard to believe that so much overgrowth takes place in such a short period of time. There was a set back for a bit; the main reason we stopped working in the back yard. You see our neighbors had a huge leak in their soaker hose that they have going around their home's foundation. And the water ran for days----------making a virtual swamp in one section of OUR property. There was no way we could get out there in that area and work without sinking in the mud. But, that's okay. There is always a silver lining if you choose to look for it. That instance gave us a reprieve from over working our already aching muscles. Monday night, the night of the full moon, we did drive out to the beach, but couldn't get any full moon photos taken 'cause there was a cloud bank on the horizon and kept the moon from coming into view as it raised at the earth's rim. Maybe next month. I do want to get photos of the moon just as it makes its appearance...against the sea. I'll keep trying. The next couple of days will continue to be a 'busy time'. So much got neglected while outdoors. Laundry, shopping for groceries. And this weekend I have a lot on the list to do. There are a couple of things I need to shop for...a gift for my sister and our annual Sister's Day coming up in March...a birthday gift for my youngest grandson [which I have a bit of news about him that I will share soon...it's good, exciting, fun news!], getting out some St. Patrick's Day decorations for the house, and before that I need to dust! Again. Okay, 'nough gabbing and slathering words all over and not saying all that much. These photos I share today are from weeks past. I stood in one of the gazebos on the bay and watched an egret that was just inches away from me as he/she meandered through the grasses nearly at my feet, looking for insects. And, I'm experimenting with PSP Pro the other night when I couldn't fall asleep....making a new photo frame for my bird photo blog. So, I'm sharing a 'sneak preview' of the new frames [for horizontal and another for vertical]. I share a few images of the Common Egret at Oso Bay in Corpus Christi with you----

...oh oh, it spotted me!!! Humanoid alert!! "I need to get out of here!...Flight Tower...clear for take-off"!!!