Blueberry morning

This morning my husband and I went Blueberry picking for the first time this year. We usually go our separate ways once we arrive because he tends to go from bush to bush while I find one bush and stick with it. Especially if the berries taste good!

As I was picking he sent me a text … ‘Turkeys up by the trees’. I snuck down through the bushes and caught them just as they were heading back towards the woods. My husband said they had wandered out of the woods about 6’ from him. Dang those Turkeys weren’t shy! They must have been hungry!

To get to the Blueberry bushes we had to walk around a little pond. Frogs were everywhere poking their heads up out of the water, giving me the eye.

 

All washed up and ready to eat! My girls already ate about a third of the berries right out of the colander!

 

Since we’re talking ‘blue’ here I thought I’d throw in this blue dragonfly, an Eastern Pondhawk. It might look blue like a blueberry but I wouldn’t recommend eating it ; )

 

I’m joining Mary and her Little Red House blog this week for Mosaic Monday. I hope you will stop by.

Who da man?

YOU da man!

Who da man now, huh? The one who's taking the chicks home!

Wild Turkeys in the Field

2 weeks ago, after I dropped my daughter off at work in the early morning, I decided to take a side road and see what's out and about. Sure enough the Wild Turkeys were strutting their stuff! In all I estimated about 40 cruising around the corn field.

Abbey Road Wild Turkeys

Wild Turkeys

Elise and I were driving along a back road on the way to her friends house when I spied these two just sitting in the woods. We turned around and went back so Elise could snap a few pictures with my camera.

(click on the photo for a good view of that head!)

See that little bit of greenery between them? That's what they were eating. Not much of a meal but they don't appear to be starving. I'll bet they were so happy with the warmer temps we had at the end of last week, only to be sent back into the big freeze this week.

Man they are some ugly birds! lol!

Gobble, Gobble!

This is the way I start every day. With my soul dog.


(all pictures, including my new header, were taken with my Fujifilm s100fs)

See the way she looks at me? Even my husband doesn't look at me like that. Lily and I have a very strong bond. One I didn't think I would ever have with a dog, but she came into my life and proved me wrong. I'm thankful for that on a daily basis. I love this dog with all my heart.

I also wanted to show you this beautiful Winter plate my mom bought me for Christmas. She knows how much I love to use plates to decorate with, but this one is different and it fits right in with my feather trees, Mrs. Claus Cookies candle, and red Amarylis, which is about to come into bloom. Just what I need right now, a little piece of Spring!

And now onto Gobble, Gobble!

As per the norm I dropped my daughter off at work and decided to go take some new pictures. Since we just ushered in another snow storm last night AND I have a new camera I knew it would be a perfect day for pictures. Now bare with me, these are some of the very first pictures I've taken.

Heck, I was almost past the driveway to this house when I realized there were a flock of Wild Turkeys underneath the pine tree! (I know, I'm really excited) Stopping on the side of the road right after a snow storm is NOT a great idea but hey, there were Turkeys!!!

It's difficult to tell from pictures but wild Turkeys are really big! Up to 45" tall with wing spans up to 57". For some reason the camera seems to take away pounds instead of add them ... unlike it would for you and me. Maybe it's just that black is slimming, I don't know. I think there were even Wild Turkeys in the tree but it was hard to tell.

What they were eating, who knows. Seeds from pine cones? Maybe someone threw some bird seed out? Not sure, but after they all left several Blue Jays instantly took their place.

Once Turkeys are on the move they are gone pretty quick! Those legs can move! Wonder if the people in the house saw them?

In our area we have a plentiful supply of Wild Turkeys. I can't tell you how many times the girls have come home and said the bus had to stop to let the Turkeys cross the street. LOL! However, it's been a while since I've seen any. Right now they are pretty docile and basically just want something to eat, but come Spring you better not mess with the male Wild Turkey, as my Aunt Millie will testify too.