Summer Days...

These early summer days have been filled with quiet afternoons reading in the sunshine.  There is nothing like a good book(truthfully - they're my school books...), warm sunshine and the sound of happy chicks.  :)  

Our gardens are doing well and the birds are busily frittering over nesting material.  

 Our happy little hydranga plant is doing well!  It has made it's first blossom!  :)

Our pond is bubbling along nicely!! 

And our butterfly bush is focused on making symetrical leaves....

And I REALLY do intend on doing a post on our Barn Swallows!!!!!  I'm not sure what's holding me back.... I have pictures, all I need to do is put together a post!!  :D

Many Views

Queen Anne's Lace

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I love the Queen Anne's Lace around here!!  It looks like floating white clouds in a field.  :)  It's so enchanting.  So many little insects also love this flower and I have seen many species of wasps, bee, beetles, gnats and unknown things with wings.  

I like the pink tint of the outside flower clusters on this one.  

Now here is where I must explain something.  This picture(I do believe) is not Queen Anne's Lace but Hemlock.  Hemlock looks extremely similar to QAL but it has a fatal poison.  For that reason we never pick QAL just in case we are wrong and accidently get some Hemlock in there. 

I had fun identifying this wasp.  I've have seen before and I wondered what it was.  I found out that it's a Spider Wasp.  It eats...well... spiders!  I also read that he can deliver a very painful sting.... I'm glad I didn't disturb him while I took this picture... :)  

That's it for now.  I shall probably end up having a ton of pictures of QAL before the summer is up just because they are so pretty.  :)  

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Catalpa Tree Blooms

This is the first year that our Catalpa tree has decided to bloom.  We planted them as "sticks" a long time ago and now they are big enough to send out blooms.  

I took these pictures right before a big storm so the lighting is a little strange..... almost antique looking.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Scottish Gal

Sunset Spider

I found this cool spider web while checking our gardens the other night.  The spider had spun it's web on our dill plant and it was being illuminated by the majestic sunset.

I love the way the pictures came out!  

Have a nice weekend!!

Scottish Gal

Warm days..

I blurred this photo on purpose..... it sorta looks like an impressionist painting.  

A pair of Purple Martins.  I'm not sure what the male is thinking..... 

I L.O.V.E wild fields.  

Of course it is always sad around here when the farmers come to cut them for hay.  

:(  

This little toad was sunning himself on our gardens.  

(Please ignore the warped board...)

He hopped down and enjoyed the grass while I took pictures of him....

I like how his head is in focus but the rest of his body isn't.  

This is really the best photo of him.  

A Mourning Dove.  In case you are wondering what the yellow stuff behind it is.... it's more sneeze-weed.  

:)  I like this one alot.  It makes a wonderful computer backround...

Can anyone guess what bird this is?  I'll give you two more hints... They are nesting on our front porch and are very close in shape to the Purple Martin.  Be watching because I'll be doing a post on them soon.  

And I would like to say Happy Birthday to Katydids and Bluebirds!!!  

She is a wonderful photographer and birder!  

If you haven't already then go take a look at her blog! 

Scottish Gal