I ran out of computer time today so this will be short and hopefully tomorrow I can continue working on photos taken on my walk and around the house....photos of my movie bedroom and all the trinkets on the wall and floor, etc.

But for now, you'll have to see little ol' me on my walk today, resting a bit out of the sun....

§ In Search of Texas Bluebonnets...

One day recently, listening to the news and weather report on our local tv station while eating my lunch, the weatherman reported that the bluebonnets were blooming along the interstate. After cleaning up from the meal, I headed out with my camera. Naturally, it was another day of overcast sky, but I was determined to find some, and get pictures since the blossoming lasts just a short time. About 10 miles up the freeway, my first sighting was in view. I drove to an exit and continued along that stretch of road to a quiet place to pull off safely and walk across to get to the embankment with those pretty Spring flowers. This year, they're blooming early. Of course the winter rains has a lot to do with that fact. Once across the road, I turned on the camera and got some photos.

Even tho it was cloudy, and the cold wind blew gently across the land, the vivid colors of those 'bonnets' were great.

Years and years ago I viewed a memorable photo of one of our First Ladies, Lady Bird Johnson. She was smiling, she had a straw hat on, and was sitting in  a field of all those gorgeous Texas Bluebonnets. This is the photo I remember...click here. Anyway, I thought I'd pretend I was the first lady on this fine day. No smiles among the bluebonnets, the wind was chilly and the ground was wet. So, not a good job emulating Lady Bird and her big smile!!!...



The next day, the sun was shining and I took my lensball with me and got photos through that. Will share at a later date.

§ Life's Like a Blog....You Never Know What You'll Get....

Before I left home for the morning, this was at the back dining room window; outside, just before sunrise. I've had two of these plants ever since we moved here, and this year they have bloomed more times than all the years put together! I don't know if it's the record breaking tonnage of rain or what, but I'll take it. The yard smells sweet, with a hint of cinnamon when I'm out cleaning out the bird bath and filling the feeders.

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I'm writing this up on October 4th, after a day of drive by shooting!! What I mean by that is, it was too hot [91 degrees in October!?!!], and stagnant, algae filled, water continues to stand in the low-lying fields around town. Which means those nasty mosquitoes are STILL thirsty for my blood!! I stick inside the car and photograph birds if and when I can while out shopping; taking the long way home.

I read on the news app that the city sprayed the little burg of Flour Bluff the night before for bugs, so I drove around the horsey-set ranches. Stopping on the narrow road, I saw many many cattle egrets, and a lone llama stranded in the slimy water...

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Do you ever watch movies over and over to the point you can recite at least some of the script? For instance, one I've been using lately, when I talk to Isaiah these days as I feed him, is from the movie, starrring Harry Belafonte and Rod Steiger [an old classic] - "In the Heat of the Night"....Only thing is I changed ONE VOWEL!!! "THEY CALL ME MR. TUBBS" [instead of Mr. Tibbs] Why, you ask? Here's why....our little kitten is NOT so little any longer...he's growing like a weed and getting heavier and heavier by the hour almost, or so it seems...

Mr. Tubbs----

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Things I've bought recently. And yes, they're nothing I could live without. Halloween Glow in the Dark knee high stockings, and a flickering jack o lantern..

...a pair of Texas A and M Longhorn earrings from the Botanical Gardens where I can get a membership discount:

...and a selfie stick!



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The book I'm reading now...