Signs and Fences, June 30, 2016

Signs, Signs

Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, June 27, 2016

I guess if you drive down No Turn Around, you have to drive in reverse to get back out!
Actually, I think the people who live here are tired of other people thinking their driveway is a public road.

Good Fences

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 27, 2016

Deer think a garden is a buffet restaurant grown especially for them. A few people in our area are building deer fences - 8 strands of wire. It seems to be working; they have a beautiful garden!

Hope you are having a great week!

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Killdeer, June 29, 2016

Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, June 6, 2016

Killdeers, in the Plover family, are the most commonly seen shorebirds in the United States. Unlike most other shorebirds, they venture inland to live near ponds, lakes and waterways. Their main food sources are beetles, grasshoppers, and other insects. Also included in their diet: spiders, earthworms, centipedes, crayfish, snails, and seeds. Their name comes from their call: a loud piercing kill-deer, kill-dee, dee-dee-dee!

Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

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Canada Geese, June 27, 2016

Blue Monday and Our World Tuesday

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, June 24, 2016

Papa Goose

Mama Goose

With their four babies! The young ones are getting so big I can only tell them from their parents by their behavior. The parents are still careful to keep the youngsters between them, just as they did when the young ones were new-hatched yellow fuzz-balls.

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The Barn Collective, June 26, 2016

The Barn Collective and Straight-out-of-the-Camera Sunday

Benton County, Mississippi, USA, June 12, 2016

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Have a blessed day!

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Critters, June 25, 2016

Saturday's Critters, Camera Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

Saturday's Critters and Camera Critters

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 14, 2016

Eastern Box Turtles, though they stay small in size, may live to be 100 years old in the wild. If captured and kept as pets, their lifespan is considerably shorter. This one is somewhere down in our woods. They eat a wide variety of food: earthworms, snails, slugs, grubs, beetles, caterpillars, berries, mushrooms, grass, and flowers.

I'd rather B Birdin'

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 9, 2016

Did you know that Hawks can turn their heads around and look directly over their backs?
I didn't until I saw this one. I think this is a Red-Shouldered Hawk, but I am not sure.

Have a Wonderful Week-End!

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Sky Watch Friday, June 24, 2016

Sky Watch Friday and Today's Flowers

Sky Watch Friday

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, June 23, 2016

Hot and dry - good weather for cutting and baling hay.

Today's Flowers

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 20, 2016

Fritillary Butterfly on Milkweed blooms at my house.

Happy Friday!

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Good Fences, June 23, 2016

Cordova, Tennessee, USA, June 12, 2016

I found this pretty fence surrounding the outdoor eating area at Cheddar's Restaurant near Memphis, Tennessee. We love their ribs and fried chicken. Order a combo plate, and you can have both!

Hope you are having a beautiful week!

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Wildflower Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 5, 2016

Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota, is a native of Europe and Asia that has found its way to North America where it happily grows in fields and along roadsides. Though the buds are pink, the blooms are pure white with only an occasional red spot. According to Wikipedia, when it is grown in the garden it can boost tomato production and provide a cool microclimate for lettuces. However, the USDA has classified it as a noxious weed, and it can be a serious problem in pastures.

Source: Wikipedia: Queen Anne's Lace

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Flower, June 20, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 16, 2016

The insects are hungry! I should have sprayed.

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The Barn Collective, June 19, 2016

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, June 7, 2016

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Cows and an Osprey, June 18, 2016

Saturday's Critters, Camera Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

 

Saturday's Critters and Camera Critters

Benton County, Mississippi, USA, June 12, 2016

Lucky are the cows that have a pond to cool off in. On Thursday afternoon our temperature was 96F (35C). And 95F yesterday.

I'd Rather B Birdin'

Pickwick, Tennessee, June 6, 2016

I feel truly blessed to have been in the right place at the right time to see this Osprey perched on the electric power structure at Pickwick Dam. Isn't it beautiful?

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Sky Watch Friday, June 17, 2016

Sky Watch Friday and Today's Flowers

Sky Watch Friday

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, June 15, 2016

It has been a week of cloudy skies with occasional thunderstorms.

Today's Flowers

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 16, 2016

The rain has been good for the flowers. My first Gladioli begin to open yesterday. The trellis behind it is for a Moon Flower Vine that is still small.

Have a beautiful week-end!

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Good Fences, June 16, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 5, 2016

I pass by this farm whenever I visit my cousin. That is a Mourning Dove on the fence gate.

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, June 2016

Northeast Mississippi, USA zone 7

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 1, 2016

I am beginning this Bloom Day post with the reason I do not have a lot of blooms - Deer!
Mother and son come in the early mornings nibbling their way through my yard. Thankfully, there are a few plants they leave alone.

My Gardenia is full of blooms - more than I have seen in the past few years.

The Marigolds are blooming abundantly.

I love the scalloped edges of this Coreopsis.

The Butterfly Bush is blooming, but I have not seen many butterflies on it.

And the Butterfly Weed that I rescued just before the highway department mowing machines came along last year has survived and is blooming again. Hurrah!

Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

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Wildflowers, June 13, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 10, 2016

From a packet of mixed wildflower seeds: Tickseed, Coreopsis tinctoria.

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Barn Collective, June 12, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 5, 2016

We are having our normal June weather - hot, humid, and hazy with fast moving thunderstorms.

Have a blessed day!

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Deer and Killdeer (bird), June 11, 2016

Saturday's Critters, Camera Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

Saturday's Critters and Camera Critters

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 26, 2016

This young White-Tailed Deer has been coming with its mother to our bird feeders (and eating my flowers!) since last Autumn.

And now, look! - antler buds - it's a boy!

I'd Rather B Birdin'

Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, June 6, 2016

This Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus (in the Plover family), was not sure if I was a danger to it or not. But after staring at me for a minute, it continued searching the grass for something to eat.

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Sky Watch Friday, June 10, 2016

Sky Watch Friday and Today's Flowers

Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, June 6, 2016

Monday was a beautiful day to be at Pickwick Lake.
Boating, fishing, swimming, or just picnicking - Summer Fun!

Even the turtles were climbing out of the water to enjoy the sunshine.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 8, 2016

Back at home, my Gardenia is blooming!

Hope the skies are sunny in your part of the world!

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Eastern Kingbird, June 8, 2016

Wild Bird Wednesday and Good Fences

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, May 20, 2016

Eastern Kingbirds, Tyrannus tyrannus, can be found across much of the United States and Canada. They lay 3 to 5 eggs in nests constructed of twigs and straw, lined with hair and rootlets.

Kingbirds belong to the Flycatcher family, and catch insects while in flight. Sometimes they sit on fences waiting for flying insects to come near them. They supplement their insect diet with berries and fruit.

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Great Blue Heron, June 6, 2016

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, May 22, 2016

A Great Blue Heron for Blue Monday and Our World Tuesday

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Goats, June 5, 2016

Tippah County, Mississippi, USA, April 1, 2016

I haven't found any barns this week, so I will have to make do with this goat shed photo.

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Critters, June 4, 2016

Saturday's Critters, Camera Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

Saturday's Critters and Camera Critters

City Park, Booneville, Mississippi, USA, May 22, 2016

Nothing to eat in there.

No, I don't think a softball is edible!

Oh, good! A tasty morsel at last!

I'd Rather B Birdin'

Great Blue Heron, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, May 22, 2016

Majestic!

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Sky Watch Friday, June 3, 2016

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 1, 2016

We have had partly cloudy skies all week with temperatures in the low 90s F (about 33 C).

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, June 2, 2016

Yesterday afternoon larger clouds began to move into our area, and the temperatures are a little bit cooler. Rain is forecast for the next several days.

Burr Rose, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 24, 2016

And we need the rain to keep the flowers blooming!

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GF: Brown Thrasher, June 2, 2016

Baldwyn, Mississippi, USA, May 31, 2016

We had a light rain shower on Tuesday, and this Brown Thrasher took full advantage of it to bathe and preen its feathers.

The weathered board fence is near a gas station out on the highway.

Happy Thursday!

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Gosling Update, June 1, 2016

ABC Wednesday and Wild Bird Wednesday

U is for Update - To change something by adding new information, such as this update on the Canada Goose family.

Canada Geese with four goslings, April 14, 2016

You may remember seeing this goose family on my blog in April.
And now for the Update.

May 22, 2016

Look at those babies now! I am so happy to see that all four babies are well on their way to being adults.

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