Visitors

Last night as we opened our front door to let one of the dogs in, we found 3 baby mud robins who appeared dazed and unable to get to their nest. We decided that it was too late at night for these sweet things to stay outside without the safety of their nest, so we took them in and Jeremiah made a cage for them. They rested peacefully through the night.

The boys are so very excited, as our oldest son has wanted a pet bird for a long time. He is going to have to come to the realization that we must set them free. It is nice to have visitors, especially such unique ones. The great thing about visitors, though, is that they come and then they go. Just enough time is spent to enjoy each other and not enough to feel captive! So, we will be saying good-bye to our newly found friends and wish them all the best on their travels!

Creatures

All God's Creatures Big and Small! Here are a few of the critters we find around the ranch these days. This is our "little horse" as we refer so lovingly to our red Dobe. He is quite majestic in appearance and his gait greatly resembles that of a horse. He is well loved!


The little dog is our "Lady" although she thinks she rules the roost, she appears to be "David" from the Biblical story, David and Goliath, when she runs next to our "little horse".




We also have the "big girls" which consist of a black and rust Dobe and a black lab mix. So, we definitely have the Canines covered out here.


As for other domestic animals, we have a four felines that are learning what life is like to be wildcats after living in the comfort of our previous home in San Antonio. They have adjusted well but it is rather difficult to get photos of them.
We have a dozen or so cattle with several babies and one old horse. It is a small herd, but they are thriving well. We have lost only one calf that was born prematurely this year and we only have one cow that hasn't dropped her calf yet. After changing bulls and having a dry spell, it is nice to see some babies again!

Now for the fun stuff!
Ok so maybe these aren't THAT fun! The ants are in full force. The rain has helped them travel and spread all over. We have so many fire ants that I hate being outside too much.








The red ants as seen to the right aren't so bad but they are definitely multiplying!

As we venture outdoors, there are many sites to be seen if you take the time to look close enough. Here are a few.



From the "shady leaf, or stalk" ...








to the great sky above, we find His creatures here below.









Some creatures are mildly dangerous...






while others are quite delicate.








Some are protected by a hard shell...




while others find protection in the trees. Or at least they hope to find it there, much to the chagrin of our dogs.