It All Begins With the Pup-cub's Birthday~

It is hard to believe that today, my beloved pup-cub, one of two that we have, turns 2.  Silvie Aleit, affectionately known as Silveit.  She is so precious and wherever I am, she is almost always sure to be.  It is 5 weeks now, since I have spent so much time in bed, trying to heal from nerve compression pain.  Unable to sit for long comfortably, it is beginning to get on my last nerve, no pun intended! Yet there she lies right along side my bed, waiting for me to awaken and pet her soft face.  Truly the worst prolonged pain that I have ever dealt with for such a long duration.  I am getting slow, yet steady results from my physical therapy and one day soon, I shall be much better. I remain thankful to so many of you who have encouraged me and supported me~

Remember to double click on the first image, to view a larger slide show presentation after you have read the narratives~

I will be linking up with Judith for:

www.lavendercottagegardening.com

Mosaic Monday

&

Stewart for:

   http://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com.au/

Wild Bird Wednesday

Last year and again this year, I contacted owners of Silveit's litter mates and fixed them up with birthday greetings also, with a little help from PicMonkey ;)

Our Silveit lives in Kentucky...of course~

Tessa lives in New York~

Judah lives in Georgia~

Sayko lives in California~

Natalia lives in Washington~

and Rosie lives in Missouri~

BITTER COLD temperatures have set up camp in my area this past week, a hard freeze and everything that can, needs a little help.  Horses with blankets on, scatter the fields from home to the big city.  One horse was rolling around in it's extra layer~

Two American Black Vultures awaiting their turn at a fresh road killed White-tailed Deer. Doing what they were created for~

The county schools all returned to their normal schedule on Monday, Following Christmas two week break, with the exception of the school where the twins attend.  They had one extra day and so they spent it with their Nana ;)  It was bitter cold, but a half loaf of day old bread needed tossing and then once inside, homemade real cocoa~

A Red-Tailed Hawk seen both going and returning from picking up the 5 year old twin grands from their school on Tuesday~

A spent Baltimore Oriole nest hangs right over both lanes of Covered Bridge Road, now clearly seen with all canopy missing.  

On Tuesdays I have to drive over to Prospect and pick up the twin grands from their school. This past Tuesday, en-route, I saw the Red-tailed Hawk and American Kestrel.  It was perfect timing as I rolled down the car window and got the captures of the Kestrel as it hovered.  It did take a try at something, but came back up empty~

One of our daughters got me a gift card to purchase a scanner for Christmas.  What a great gift and these were my first images to share.  These are my 3 beautiful daughters when they were younger.  Hillary, Brittany and Ashleigh~

I have been colour sensitive since I was a young girl in 3rd grade.  I know that many adore the colours blue, red, purple, but I cannot always view them and feel happy with them. I have to have more earth tones, even in home adornments.  These colours, make me happy.  Cheers for your new week.  May it be a blessing to you and then pass it on to others~