It's pretty much my favorite time of year in the desert! 75 to 80 during the day, 50's at night. Flowers and Birds. It's just nice. I'm hoping to get some pictures of the big lizards that I've been seeing but they are too skittish. Yesterday I watched roadrunner chase one around a bush. I didn't realize how fast those things are! Enjoy these pictures!
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Quail!
Quail are pretty common around here. In fact, I've been trying to get the boys to shoot them so we can have a quail dinner. They are pretty silly. They love sneaking in the chicken coop and eating the chickens food. They always have a look-out on top of the coop in case the chickens return while they are thieving!
This one was strutting his stuff outside the boys bedroom early this morning and I couldn't help but run out and take a few pictures.
Hopefully, I'll be able to get some pictures of my favorite roadrunnner soon!
This one was strutting his stuff outside the boys bedroom early this morning and I couldn't help but run out and take a few pictures.
Hopefully, I'll be able to get some pictures of my favorite roadrunnner soon!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Bird!
A few years ago, I thought I saw a Scott's Oriole at the bird feeder. I tried to take a picture but it was through the screen and in the shade, so I couldn't get him. Today I was standing in the living room talking to Dan and down flies a bright yellow and black bird and lands on a Joshua Tree bloom. It was him! My husband has known I was odd for many years but this just confirmed it. I ran to get my camera and sneak outside to capture him. Here he is...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Lizards!
The lizards are out in full force! I keep seeing them skitter away every where I look. This morning, while I watered some of my plants, a little one ran up to a smooth rock I had watered and licked up a few sips then ran off. Another big collared lizard waited while I watered my plant and then came up and took a big drink out of the puddle I made. I love lizards. Sometimes I run around trying to catch them. I know I look funny, but it is so fun and they are so cool to hold.
The only downside to lizards being out is that I know snakes are out too, so I need to watch for them. Tom hit one with the go cart the other day. It was going across the cart track and he couldn't stop in time. He thinks he only freaked it out because he searched and couldn't find it dead anywhere nearby.
It's so warm and beautiful out. I've planted two new cacti in my garden this year. A century plant and a caterpillar cactus. The ocotillos are getting green and are going to have blooms this year. And the desert willow is starting to get green too. I put some strawberry plants in pots on the back porch and moved my two tomato plants to bigger pots. We shall see if we get any fruit this year. Keeping critters out is almost impossible! 
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