Just pics

I have spent a lot of time today debating the great issues of the day- and for my trouble I was called a liberal, skinhead, jew-hating, ignorant bigot by a guy who I was agreeing with on about 80% of the things being discussed!  And I have been shaking my head at the bullets that flew at College Station today.  A FB friend put it this way when he bowed out today- its all a bunch of "mental masturbation" in which everyone gets hurt.  So I'm just going to show you some pictures that will bring smiles and not debates.

Sunday, Mr. Woodpecker made a return visit.



I got Laurie to come for a walk with us that afternoon.  Of course, you almost can't get through the woods these days without running into deer.

This one- the younger doe, not mama- jumped across the back road.  Laurie spotted her in the woods.



When me and Scrappy got up, a Jenny Wren was on the feeder.  After we got up there was a different customer.

Yep, Mr. Chipmunk, just chillin'.

We ran into the one fawn just before entering the back road from the south.  Scrappy even tried to chase him, for a change.  But the rest of the crew were in the tall stuff, as usual.

The other day on a blog I follow, a commenter mentioned a "pushme-pullyou" and the blogger said she didn't know what one was.  This is a good simulation.

I thought this was interesting- black bees with yellow saddlebags!  Then came a bug about the size of a bumblebee, but all green like a katydid.  It cruised by slowly, like a teeny tiny balloon in the wind.  Soon later, I saw this...

Looked just like a frickin' sponge!





By the way, the conversation (or what passed for one) on FB?  The guy ended up saying at the end, "I get defensive about things sometimes.  I am forgiving, it just takes time".

My reply?  "Apparently."  Mark Souder really throws a good party!