Willy Nilly Friday, December 29, 2017

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Sky Watch Friday, and Saturday's Critters

1. Oh Ho, the Mistletoe! (Sky Watch Friday)

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, December 26, 2017

Here in the United States, Mistletoe is a parasite plant that gets most of its nutrients from its host tree. It is usually not noticeable until the trees lose their leaves in the Winter.

Birds spread the seeds from one tree to another. In many countries it is a Christmas tradition for couples to kiss under the mistletoe.

Our weather, 6:00am Friday morning: Clear skies, 20F (-6C)

2. Deer (Saturday's Critters)

Shiloh, Tennessee, USA, December 24, 2017

Santa's Reindeer?

No, they are White-tailed Deer. But I saw them on Christmas Eve, so that should count for something!

After a brief glance back at me, they moved out of sight into the woods.

3. Good Food

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, December 27, 2017

Chef Salad from Mugshots: ham and turkey roll-ups, tomatoes, boiled eggs, crumbled bacon, and croutons on a bed of lettuce with honey-mustard salad dressing.

4. The Most Unusual Thing I have Seen This Week

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, December 25, 2017 

Peacocks on the lawn!

Peacocks and Pearls: Ladies Apparel and Accessories

5. One more Christmas Photo

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, December 28, 2017

I enjoy sending and receiving Christmas cards!

Have a wonderful week-end!

Happy New Year!

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Good Fences, December 28, 2017

Good Fences, Thankful Thursday, and Little Things Thursday

Good Fences Around The World

McNairy County, Tennessee, USA, December 24, 2017

When I zoomed in to get a closer photo of the horses, I got an excellent photo of...

...the top two strands of barb wire!

Try again. That's better!

Thankful Thursday and Little Things Thursday

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, December 26, 2017

Today I am most thankful for our religious freedoms.

Have a wonderful day!

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Yellow-shafted Flicker, December 27, 2017

ABC Wednesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
Y is for Yellow-shafted Flicker, a North American Woodpecker

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, December 8, 2017

Yellow-shafted Flickers may be seen across most of the eastern half of North America. At one time it was considered to be a different species than the Red-shafted Flicker of western North America. But since they breed indiscriminately where their ranges overlap, the Yellow-shafted and Red-shafted are now thought to be the same species: Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus.

This Flicker was eating berries from a vine growing on a pine tree in front of my house. I took these photos through my living room window.

Have a great day!

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Christmas Card, December 25, 2017

"Love came to a stable on that very special night
to bring us out of darkness into His glorious light." - DaySpring Cards

Merry Christmas!

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The Barn Collective, December 24, 2017

The Barn Collective

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, December 3, 2017

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Your bird for today is...

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, December 12, 2017

...female Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus

Merry Christmas!

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Willy Nilly Friday, December 22, 1017

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Sky Watch Friday, Floral Friday Fotos, and Saturday's Critters

1. Winter Sky (Sky Watch Friday)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, December 16, 2017

The crops have been harvested, the trees are bare, and the Winter rains are beginning.

2. The Most Unusual Thing I Have Seen This Week

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, December 21, 2017

Christmas wreaths made from cotton bolls are the closest we will get to a white Christmas this year! (This restaurant is owned by a cotton and soybean farming family).

3. Great Blue Heron (Saturday's Critters)

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, December 14, 2017

If you are looking for Great Blue Herons stalking their prey around the edges of lakes and ponds, look up in the nearby trees, too!

4. Poinsettia (Floral Friday Fotos)

I went to a community Christmas party last Saturday and won one of the table decorations!
Poinsettias are native to tropical countries and may be difficult to keep alive in colder climates.
If this one lives through the Winter indoors, I will move it out to my porch in the Summer.

5. Joy To The World!

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Our book club held a Christmas ornament exchange at our December meeting. I did not think to take a photo of the ornament I gave, but this is the one I received. Joy To The World!

Merry Christmas!

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