New Pool

Monty loves water.

Jeffrey loves water and much to our surprise, he can get out of the pool. We had to chase him around the yard, us and the dogs. So the dog kennel got put to good use this afternoon.

We had hamburgers, corn-on-the-cob, and deviled eggs for supper.

I tried to make blackberry lemonade but it didn't have much of a blackberry taste. It did turn pink though.

Monty sees Jeffrey

Monty found out about Jeffrey last night. All he could do was stare.

Winston is losing the use of his back legs and now spends a lot of time laying down. His favorite treat is a bowl of crushed ice.

Jeffrey the Duck

Meet Jeffrey Klondike (aka Pokey)

We have a duck that needs a pen and pool.

The tomato plants haven't bloomed yet.

The gardenia blossoms smell wonderful.

Coffeepot

Our Cuisinart coffeepot died so we went with the Mr. Coffee this time with a stainless steel carafe.

The magnolia tree has started blooming. The lemony smell is heavenly in the house.

Blackberry Season Begins

The blackberries are starting to ripen.

Cat on a Fence

Monty chased a cat this week. It's very hard work.

The LSU purple field news was announced on April 1. Is it true or was it an April Fools' joke?

Coffee and Friend

Bought some Caffe Verona yesterday (on sale and with a coupon)...so good!

We have blackberry blooms galore. They are all in the vacant lot next to us.

Gonna be having some blackberry tea in a month.

Sonny came over today to visit the dogs. He lives next door.

Sprouting

My seeds are sprouting

Here is a dead water snake (Nerodia rhombifer) I saw on the way to my parents. I always have my camera out when I travel on Gum Island Road because there are two Great Blue Herons that feed in the ditches. They usually fly away squawking when I try to take their picture.

Dessert

We went to Floyd's for dinner last night and then to Rao's for dessert. Also did some birthday shopping for my mother and browsing at a bookstore and pet store.

I planted most of my garden yesterday. My backyard has a lot of clay but we had some stumps (thanks to Hurricanes Rita and Ike) ground when we first moved in. These mounds of mulch might prove to be good planting areas. Time will tell.

Bayou Woman has some great pictures of snakes and gators in her recent post. She saw some very robust water snakes.

Bath Day

Monty loves a bath, and Winston and Corn prefer not to bathe.

My small azalea bush is doing well.

Bufo Baby

I found this baby Bufo while I was working in my flower bed.

Can't really tell the species since he's so young.

We had a couple of hawks making noise in the back yard today.