I can't believe it's the middle of October . . .

I wonder what's in there

My little barn is sinking

Ready to take on the world

Downy woodpecker, I think

I've no idea what this is, but it has the longest tongue it tickles me with when they land on me

Cabbage field in Hico, Tennessee

Ranger smiles

Noisy bluejay

Fallen tree

Knot

What a treat! **Updated**

A few days ago I was hanging clothes on the clothes line when the branches in a nearby tree began to shake and quiver.  I was afraid it was a kitten stuck up high in the branches again.  We had a stray kitten get stuck up there last week.  Then I heard it.  A sound I'd never heard before.  Now my curiosity was piqued.  The branches started shaking again and the largest woodpecker I'd ever seen dropped down to the feeder for half a second then flew away.  My heart was pounding, my hands were shaking, I was so disappointed I didn't have my camera.  After asking a few knowledgable folks and doing a bit of googling, it was a pileated woodpecker.  I'm hoping he comes back.

Later that day, I heard a similar noise.  Thinking it was my new guest I ran to grab my camera.  I was going to be prepared this time!!  This is what I got.

This trickster mocking bird trying to trick me into thinking the woodpecker was back!! 

I've had finches year round.

I went to Lowes and purchased a new feeder and "special" birdseed so I'm hoping the woodpecker comes back.  I would LOVE to get a picture of him.

I'm on fall break from school Monday and Tuesday so I'll be doing a bit of "fall cleaning".  The boys are on fall break from school the whole week.  Ranger is so mad...

He has to get his middle school shots on Tuesday.  He is not a happy camper.

Then they'll spend the rest of the week with nanny and papa!!  They are so excited!

Papa and Maverick

Nanny, Barron, Ranger, and Maverick

Nanny and Ranger

Papa and Ranger

Silly papa

Sweet Nanny

***UPDATE***

I snagged these this afternoon. 

Still wondering what kind've tree this is

Robin

Mockingbird

Chickadee

Chickadee

Maverick

Ranger loves rearranging the letters on the garage!

Ooooooooooh my

I finally got to use my lens the way I wanted to.  This little female ruby throat is fattening up for her migration

Filling up

Male cardinal

Click on this picture and tell me what you think is going on with his feathers

We're supposed to get a frost tomorrow, so I went ahead and picked the biggest ones left in the garden

October 2, 2010 Trip to Trunnell's

I took the boys down the road today to Trunnell's.  It was a beautiful day, then the wind started up and the temperature dropped by nearly 15 degrees.  By the time we left it had started to sprinkle.

Ranger in the corn maze

Ranger and Maverick LOST in the corn maze

Ranger on top of the hay mountain

Maverick on the hay mountain

Hay mountain was quite tall!

Pumpkins and gourds and corn.... oh my

Oh I was in heaven

Maverick doing the duck races

Hmmm, just how does he get out of this thing?

Maverick pulling double duty at the duck races

Sneakin' a peak at Mom

I wanted one of everything!

Mums, pumpkins, gourds

You'll see why his shoes were off in a minute...

How cute!

More goodies!

You know fall is here when you see these

Kickin' up a dust cloud

At the top of the slide

Autumn ecstasy

And now you know why the shoes came off...

I hope you enjoyed your visit to Trunnell's.  We had a blast!

October 2, 2010

I cannot believe October is finally here.  I've been waiting and waiting for fall and it's finally here!

I got a nice surprise yesterday.  Joe came home with a new lens for my camera.  I can't wait til tomorrow to get outside and play with it. 

If anyone knows what kind've tree this is I'd love to know!

I snapped this from my back porch with the new lens!

This is the fence line between our yard and the neighbors. 

Maverick LOVES his pepper!  He cracks me up because he loves to mix all his vegetables together and then give a stout douse of pepper!