...it's all about this and that

1] Ms. T [as I call her], Theresa, or if you prefer TexWisGirl from The Run*A*Round Ranch Report, has taken over the reins of hosting the meme on fences. She's retitled it to "Good Fences" and the link up begins on Thursday Mornings. Tho, I rarely get a chance to photograph any good fences that show some theme or story behind it since I live within the city and rarely get a chance to find rural fences that have more of a story behind it, I  still wanted to encourage her in her new endeavor and participate today on the debut of Good Fences....Here is my photo... not of an entire  fence, but one lone fence post I found sticking out of the prairie grasses while birding. I like the barbed wire that twists around the post.  The history behind this area of what is now a birding sanctuary was once a grazing land for area cattle.  The Port Aransas Nature Preserve encompasses 1,217 acres in an area formerly known as Charlie’s Pasture. The area was named after early resident Charlie Bujan who allowed the locals to graze their cattle on his property in the 1800s...



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2] Are there any others out there in blogland NOT impressed with the 11th season of NCIS?!! And no, it's not because of Ziva leaving for me. It's just the story lines are becoming a bit redundant and it's like reading a hack writer's work - like Larry McMurtry or Jackie Collins...the story's the same, only the characters' [criminals'] names have been changed. Same ol' same ol' week after week after week. This year, Tony is trying to be the comedy relief of them all and not pulling it off as well as years past. Gibbs seems to be even more non-caring about his team - all he's been doing in the majority of the episodes lately is staring at his team without vocal leadership on the work at hand. I do admit he did show Jimmy a bit of compassion on a recent airing, "A Rock and a Hard Place", but pay attention...he stares with such a hateful look on his face...I can't place it, but there has been a change in his attitude that I'm not liking one bit. The airing of part one this week, Gibbs has a little bit more spunk with the proposed spin-off of an NCIS in New Orleans.  It just hasn't cut the mustard this year.  Then, there is McGee - lately he is usually seen most often at his desk inserting his newly acquired flash drive every episode, and hardly any of Abby this year. Sad. Such a good thing going, but oh so boring this season. New writers needed? Or should they just call it quits? Bud told me he read while out on his smartphone that their ratings are dropping. No longer are they on the top! I can understand why!

3] BY THE WAY....So many have commented on the new blog header I designed. Some have asked if it's a photo of a bird that I have taken....no it's clipart from a graphic group I've joined many years ago. BUT!!! It is of a real bird! Only graphic and not photo. From South Africa I believe. It's called a Lilac Breasted Roller!!! ...read more about them here

4] Did you hear about the Texan who saw a sign that said "wet cement" so he did.

5]   Speaking of Texas, recently the landscape is full of yellow wherever you look these days...the one species of Acacia is in full bloom! Technically it's huisache, or sweet acacia....their yellow blossoms are quite fragrant and shaped in little yellow balls. The leaves are fern like [if you know your mesquite trees, the huisache is VERY similar in leaf fronds]. Against a blue sky the trees/or bushes if kept under control, are really pretty. Read more here... And towering above these bushes and Live Oak trees, waves the beautiful state Texas Flag...




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