I don’t know about you people but this summer has flown by for me and mine, I can hardly believe that fall is merely 6 weeks away and I’ve seen more cool weather this month than any October the past 30 years!  Craziness, so my walk August 13th was another one blessed by pleasant weather, a cool bird sighting and a stunning green spider that wouldn’t stay still for a photo for all the bugs in Christendom.

Here is what I saw……

A bright orange crawfish claw, not sure where the rest of him lay.  Somewhere around the pond I’m sure…..

A pretty pea flower on the neighbors mailbox.

The woods.  I love the way east Texas smells in summer, earth and pine needles and warmth.  I like it so much I try to breathe thru my nose even when I’m puffing up a hill, doesn’t always work out though.

The uncooperative spider.

This is a mud puddle.  This is a mud puddle in Texas.  This is a mud puddle in Texas in August.  This may not happen again.  Ever.

So I’m trotting along the path thinking about mud puddles and BOOM!

A giant woodpecker is right in front of me pecking furiously at a tiny pine tree about 3 feet off the ground.

I froze and turned on my camera and moving as slowly as possible snapped a few shots.

He was very fast which made getting a great shot impossible for me but I wanted you to see him!

Cool, isn’t he!?  I was plumb tickled!

Here is the tree he was boring into.

Moving along……

I’ll bet woodpeckers visit this tree as well.

Some creature, a deer probably, had broken part of this mushroom pair.

ANTS!

I like ants.  As long as they are far away from me…….

Until next time, Have a good week Peeps!

🙂