This fine buck was in our front yard last fall. The hunters were in the back of the property. He didn't get that big being stupid.
These two deer decided to check out the back of the house. The hot tub on the right is off limits to four legged creatures. Sorry Bambi.
This doe was out back on Easter weekend. It got the boys thinking about hunting season this fall.
Every now and then a wild turkey will wander through the yard.
We have plenty of yard so I let Audrey sit on my lap and drive the pickup truck around.
Johnnie wanted a chance to drive too. She was more interested in how the picture was going to turn out than where she was going.
Vannessa getting her shot at the front yard drive.
The large nest in the center of the picture belongs to a large bird of prey who is raising a family in our woods. She is a bit shy so we haven't been able to determine what kind of bird she is. The kids had snake for lunch yesterday.
The blog has suffered a bit because last week was spent planting and watering the 550 trees in this picture. Where are they you ask, well if you want to see them clearly you will have to follow the blog for a few years.
So for all the reasons noted in the pictures above that is why I choose to live out here in BFE. It is those critters and hundreds of others, the opportunity to let the granddaughters do things you can't do in the city and the chance to turn a big chunk of ground into a timber. I will be long dead when it is mature but I will have the satisfaction of having left something behind for others to enjoy.
There are many visions of paradise, and one is there in your own backyard. Lucky man, Mr. Sutor. I learned two things in your latest entry: 1. Snakes are snacks, and 2. You plan on blogging for many years. I say kudos to both!
ReplyDeleteNice pictures, commentary and pics of the kids having fun on grampa's woods. Yes, Paradise!