A horny little critter

horned toad

reptilealso called horned lizard
We found this little guy,(maybe gal) in the flower bed the other day.
i don't know if he the same one we caught last year, but since we've lived her
we catch one somewhere on the property every year.
seem like one year their small then grow with each year,
then we find small ones.
I LIKE BECAUSE THEY
EAT ANTS...

NOW THE SCIENCE PART..
(genus Phrynosoma), any of about 14 species of lizards belonging to the family Iguanidae that are usually characterized by daggerlike head spines, or horns; a flattened oval body, pointed fringe scales along the sides of the body, and a short tail are typical features. The lizards range in length from less than 7.5 to more than 12.5 cm (3 to 5 inches).

HAPPY MOM, and working boys,baby, and etc..

Sunday Dan Dillion Dion and Dale, were workin and makin mom happy..see the smile
were changing the PURPLE
bathroom back to a more neutral color.
PURPLE and LIME GREENIT'S BEEN
LONG ENOUGH.

Dillion and Daniel took out the mirror out the the sink and cabinet..then worked over the pipes, next new tile and sink and base......Dion does the grunt work, hey get this .. get that..while Lillie
smiles and is standing, here with her daddy's hand..

Dallas slides in safe.. he knows how to use the timer on the camera.
the next actor, or stand in.

she didn't know daddy wasn't holding her hand, Dill says the can is holding her up.

grin and bear it, hairy thing

the Dale brings up, guitar hero,
and they rock on, where is mom??????????

OH PLEASE. . . .NOT

Well the rest of us sing along....so till the

SCHOOL OF ROCK returns.....heres mud on your feet,
drywall that is....

Work and play, with a little study

here we see the plaster master, Master Dale, working on the short wall that will hold the sink in the new bathroom.

with a little mud, drywall tape and topping mix, the mud duck gets
the corner ready
with the first coat,
don't we love the silhouette shadow on the wall..

we try to get all we can to play SETTLER of CATAN, but most of the time it Ronna, Dion and me, and seem like i always lose, ..better luck next time..

then the pen,
Ronna likes to study up for Theocratic school

SPRING,
This was the sunset last evening, the end of winter
can't wait for summer time.

same trees as the top of the page, in the wine country,
it was taken out the back street door,
picture is taken due west.

BARK

Boys their dogs and mmmoooorrrrreeee....


honey, she sweet,
then there's
Dita, happy dog

boys working on the bath. then

then
thuesday Dillion came back with

Trish, Lily, and Dalla
DALE brought the pups up...
then there is old dog, STUPID, and other names we hve for our dog that do all the things that... well, do i need to explain..Good old dog
THEN WE HAVE, PUPPYs
ATTACK, there's 4 .. wow
Ahhhhhhhhhh. so sweet a little pup.

MAMA, what to do???????????
babies.....she's not knowing what to do, 1,2,3, then 4 MAMA!!!!!!

THEN big brother helps control the herd...

Work update

last week when we wre in AZ, Dan (Daniel) began to do the tile in the bathroom,
i'm not around so they don't have input, seem they get more done without the BOSS being here.

well i'm real happy, thing and work turns out better than i thought (wait i showed, taught them, about working....um um um) , above Dan is applying tile to the shower,

he had brought Honey with him, she will sit next to you till you pet her,

good dog..........

Dan cut the floor tiles while we were gone, in AZ,

he did a very good job, this week he'll lay them with thin set, and
RONNA is sleeping, when she saw me taking the pic she sat up and acts like,
"I"M watch ing TV"....HEHEHE

visit to see my mom, and sis

we went friday to cottonwood, az my mom has been living with my sister Mary and Bailey.
cottonwood is where McCain likes the starbucks.
Ronna and i like the mountains and the colors, pictures just don't do them justice.
i'll get yelled for bloging their pics but.................i enjoyed seeing them

MARY,



BAILEY,



MOM

STALKER

This is a STALKER....You say what?, it looks like a bird.
in this months issue of ZOONOOZ, from san Deigo zoo, this bird.....
Secretary birds hunt exclusively on the ground, either alone or in pairs (usually with their mate). The birds will set out across a grassy area at a steady pace searching for movement. If a particularly thick tuft of grass is encountered, the bird will stamp on it to flush out any potential prey. Once prey is spotted, the bird quickens its pace to take the prey by surprise. If a chase commences, the bird will flap its wings and run after the prey until catching up to it. With small prey, the bird will merely bend down and capture it in its bill. Larger prey, especially snakes, are stamped to death with the bird's blunt feet. A secretary bird will strike a snake just behind its head to snap its neck or stun it. Secretary birds are said to pick up a stunned snake, fly high into the air and drop the snake to its death.
Secretary birds become active about two hours after the sun has risen, when the grass is no longer wet with morning dew. These birds spend the day walking around and feeding until late afternoon, at which point they return to their roosts. Secretary birds prefer to walk rather than fly, and average about 20 to 30 km a day on foot.
Sagittarius serpentarius is found throughout Africa south of the Sahara, except the extreme deserts of the Namib coast and the forested region around the equator in western Africa.

I
THOUGH IT WAS COOL,
now we have to go to the ZOO.