Raccoons!

So I have been feeding my cousin's farm animals as stated in my last post. I went into their garage to get the cat food and came back out to see two raccoons waiting at the bowls wanting to be fed. So cute right?

I haven't gotten any stitching done because I did in fact catch the virus that was going around my family. After I started getting better, I had to catch up on all the stuff the hadn't been done while I was down. This weekend, I am planning to stitch till my hands fall off! Ha ha! That's the plan. We shall see how that works out.

Nature!

As you may know, I babysit my 5 month old nephew, 8 year old cousin, and 9 year old cousin almost every day of the week. My sister told me that she was going to a wedding out of state so I wouldn't be watching the baby for 3 days. So I go and volunteer to paint the outside of my parents house. Am I crazy!?! It needed to be done and it seemed like the perfect time. It's been slow going since I'm basically painting it all by myself but it's coming along. I have been stitching but only at night.


Anyway, after we had removed all of the plants and stuff from the back porch, this little guy flew in and let me get some photos of him. So pretty!



This Swallowtail butterfly was hatched out by me and my cousins. We found him as a caterpillar, fed him, and watched him go into a chrysalis and then out came this gorgeous little guy.


And last of all, my dog found this critter on the back porch right before dark. I know it's some kind of water snake but I'm not positive as to which one. My best guess is the Northern Water snake. But like I said, I'm not positive. My dog seems to give snakes lots of respect and keeps her distance. I have taught her well!

I have just a few more hours to put into this RR project and then I should have some update photos to show. And who knows what other creatures I may find before then! Ha ha!

Happy Toad

Hee hee! Such a cute little toad, warts and all. Last night, the pond was full of chirping toads looking for mates. I love this time of year!

Happy Dance

Here is my latest finish! This is "No Late Knight Snacking" by Dragon Dreams. Once I picked it up, I couldn't make myself put it down. I love when that happens!


I was getting some pics of my waterlillies in my pond when the froggy that lives in it poked his head up for a few seconds. I didn't even realize I had gotten him in the photo until I uploaded my pics this morning. What are the odds!? He's a cutie!

Snakes and Chickens

These are some cute little snakes that have been living in our flower bed for the past 5 years or so. It is very rare to get a photo of these guys because they are super fast and really shy.



I had to post some more chick photos. They are growing so fast!

I have been stitching over the weekend but no progress photos yet. I have been switching between a RR piece and a new start. It feels good to be stitching again!

I'm Still Here

Wow! Where does the time go? It's been ages since I last posted. Sorry about that.

I have been stitching but it's kind of been scattered. I did a little here and a little there so there's really not much to show yet. Pictures will come soon hopefully. Currently I'm working on the UFO RR piece and the baby sampler. I may also start some ornaments soon as well. See? Scattered.

I do have a photo that I can share. This little guy has been coming to our backyard at night to eat figs off our tree and our dogs go crazy every time. I found out that possums also eat baby rats/mice and cockroaches so he can come over any time he wants. Ha ha! He may become a problem when we finally get our chickens though.

Vacation and BoInk

We went on a camping trip to Goose Island State Park in Rockport during their annual Hummingbird Festival. We were going to stay longer but, alas, it was not meant to be. On the way there, a big chunk of the siding on our camper broke off. We were lucky that no one was directly behind us on the road so no one got hurt. After we got there, we realized that the air conditioner isn't working. So, we think, well at least the wind is blowing in off the water and will help cool us off. Think again. As soon as the sun started setting, the wind stopped and the mosquitoes started. We stayed long enough to see a few lectures at the festival, buy a few t-shirts, and visit their local quilt shop and then we came home. We stayed about 3 days. At this point, all you can do is sit back and laugh. I would normally get a ton of photos but we didn't stay long enough for that. So, here are a few Seagulls and a pelican that I managed to get photos of.




I couldn't resist getting a photo of this little guy. He was posing so nicely for me and didn't fly away even when I got super close.


Here's my latest progress on BoInk. I would like to finish all of the black in the borders and frame before I get back to work on any more blocks. I don't know if I can make myself though. ;)

Progress and Squirrels

This is my progress on Deck The Stalls for this month. I seem to stitch better on this as I'm watching the SciFi channel. So, here's another goal to be marked off of my list. :)


We've been calling her Gertrude "Gerty" the Squirrel. She was standing there waiting to be fed when I got this photo.


I couldn't resist catching a photo of our waterlillies since they were both blooming and looked so pretty.

Some Creatures in My Yard

This is a Monarch Caterpiller munching away on some Butterfly Weed.


Here is one in it's chrysalis. As you can see, it's almost ready to emerge. I missed it when he/she hatched so no adult butterfly photos. :(

Bullfrog!

We have had a frog hanging out in our pond and I was finally able to get a full view and photo of it. It's a bullfrog! It's about 3 1/2 inches long from nose to rear end. It kind of explains where all of our goldfish have been disappearing to. They eat bugs and fish.

The Christmas Lizard

This little possum got trapped in our composting bin over night. We let him go the next morning. Our dogs wanted to chase him but they decided that he was too scary, especially when he would hiss.


So, I walk in and notice that Buddy, the Iguana, had escaped from his cage again. I looked and looked and still could not find him. I finally spotted my little man sitting in our Christmas tree! I guess he was feeling festive too! We all got a good laugh out of that one!

My New Room

Here is cute little snake that has been hanging around our flower beds. It was a cool day and he came out to sun himself and warm up. A quick google search told me that this little guy is a Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake.


Here is my room that I am redecorating. Yes, it's purple! I love it! You can see the shelves that we built and hung up around the top of the walls.


It's my plan to put several little things on the shelves such as my frogs/Kermit collection, several Egyptian pieces, dragons, and other things. I may get some more pics of that when I get everything put up there.


Here's my new curtians. I'm hoping to start moving furniture back in soon!

Tadpoles

I decided to scoop up some tadpoles out of our pond so my little cousins could watch them grow. I have to admit, I have really enjoyed taking care of them.



Here's one almost all grown up! Cute huh!

Frog Song

I finally rained today. Not too much but just enough to make the frogs and toads happy. As I sit here and listen to them sing in the pond outside my window, I am reminded of one of my favorite quotes.

"Frogs do for the night what birds do for the day; they give it a voice. And the voice is a varied and stirring one that ought to be better known." -Archie Carr

How Does Your Garden Grow Part 4

Here is my progress with part 4 included. The colors look so much better in real life.



Here is a squirrel that we've been feeding. We call her Mildred. I'm not sure how we decided on that name. She lets us get pretty close to her. In fact, she tried to touch my camera several times while I was taking her picture. As sweet as she is with us, I'm still afraid she will try to bite us eventually so we don't try to pet her or anything.