Spring babies

A few of the sites I will miss in Arkansas...

There are lots of these in the pastures on the way to Walmart and work. But there's one in my backyard too!

Ear scratch

I caught the momma bird! I'm pretty sure its a phoebe.

Characteristic tail wagging

This bird was with it - a male?

Hello babies! They know to be quiet when I'm around.

So cute!

I got a stool - they still stayed quiet and the mother bird didn't try to kill me. I count 4?

My piano students

Anisa

Melody & Megan Williams - Megan listens to Mel's lessons so they really are both my kids.

Playing a duet out of a book from my old Canadian piano lessons

Graduation Weekend Favorites

It was nice not taking any pictures all weekend! Here are some of my favorites from Dad's pics.

"What is that big thing you're holding - its way bigger than my mom's camera!"

I just love these people... and I always know they love each other! (even when some people leave pots on high on the stove for hours and charcoal smell the house...)

YAY!

Having a sister has been one of the best gifts ever - thanks Mom and Dad!

Look who showed up!

3 dog days

Its hard to get anything done with these guys on your lap...

Toby & Wally sleeping peacefully, unaware that their lives are about to change...

We went to get Kiplin from the same shelter Toby came from - Stephanie found him online and wanted him for her own.

Back when he was still unsure of himself.

3 dogs is quite a lapful

Poor Wally felt like his place as the youngest had been usurped.

Kiplin liked Toby's bed.

BFFs: Toby & Wally

Waldo Mize is staying at our house for the week while his parents are gone with the Juniors on history trip. "The boys" are having a great time being together.

Poor Toby has to be tied up since he will run away. Wally will too - if you go back inside and don't call him back to the yard.

"Goin' on a smell hunt, see what I can find..."

Toby sniffs the air...

This ingenious little bird has built a nest under the roof of our front porch and we don't have the heart to knock it down. As long as she doesn't dive bomb our heads when we walk out the door!

Ryan came home from work, said hello to Wally, then went to pick up Toby, and Wally got jealous. "Me too! Me too!"

Time out for a nap.

Matthew and Lynsey have Wally trained to go to his bed on command. This makes a great way to separate the dogs like time out when the dogs get crazy or have been bad and we need them to be still! Wally is with us all the way til next Tuesday so I'm sure there will be more pictures to follow!

Spring turns into summer

I came home from Denver and spring had gone to summer!

These tulips came up in our yard this year and I don't remember them from last year - I love surprises!

Little red bud tree in the front yard

Please help me ID this tree? It blooms like this every year and the blooms only stay for about a week then fall off and then the tree just has dark redish green leaves.

When I left this tree just had buds - I came back to open leaves!
I certainly will miss this view in the backyard, but not the smell of the cow paddies.

Dogwood blossoms make beautiful pictures.

Left = Before PSE Right = After PSE
Yet another Photoshop experiment. And I learned how to put them side by side in one file. Its not perfectly equal but oh well. You can get the idea. I'm learning so much more about photo editing and experimenting!