Wordless Wednesday...Fungus Among Us...

Another New Neighbor...

So, we were sitting down to lunch, when Mr. P. looked out into the Deer Grove and saw something.  I thought it looked like a cat....stumbling along.  I got the every-ready-bird-watching binoculars, and saw this little guy.  He was stumbling over to some higher weeds, to hide out.

He's brand new.  The mother was nowhere to be seen.  I'm not as close as it seems in the picture.  I used the zoom.  He's very tiny....about the size if Miss Maggie....she's ten pounds.

A couple hours later, he was gone.  Maybe Mama came, and led him to a safer place.  I hope. 

That will make at least eight babies, just on our short block.  This could be a bumper year.

Oh, Deer.....

Rain...Rain...

Is this a case of 'Be careful what you wish for'?  After all...this time last year, we were suffering through record heat, and the second year of sever drought.

Things were looking pretty sad.  Grass was brown and crispy.  The critters, were all looking for hand-outs. 

We kept the birdbaths, and some other water containers, full.

 

But, this year has been different.  We put in The Rio last fall, to take care of some of the run-off.

Sometimes, it's just not enough.

This morning, I awoke to the sound of rain....heavy rain.  I got up, and looked out.  Water was rushing through the driveway....coming close to the top of the porch.  The back yard, was rushing water.  The side yard, was rushing water.

In the scheme of things, we didn't get all that much.  Just a lot, all at once.

I didn't get pictures of all that rushing water.  It was, after all, barely light outside.  And, I didn't want to run around in pouring rain, in ankle deep water, and in my pajamas.

But, several hours later, it's still running off.  This comes off the driveway, runs down the side....

...and, into the Rock Garden.

You see the debris left behind.

It drains off quickly, and runs into the creek.  This part of the creek was dry, just a few weeks ago.

I have no room to whine, though.  The people along the Rio Grande, are being flooded out of their homes.

Next time I wish for rain, though, I think I'll be more specific.  I'll wish for a 'little rain'.

Candy Lily, Pardancanda norisssii

The good part....the flowers seem happy.

America the Beautiful

 Chimney Rock, Nebraska

 Oh Beautiful,

For spacious skies,

North Dakota

 For Amber waves

of grain.

Mount Hood, Oregon...from airplan window

 For Purple mountain

majesties,

North Dakota

Above the Fruited plain!

Mount Rushmore, South Dakota

America! America!

God

Shed His grace on thee,

And crown thy Good,

with Botherhood...

Sunset off Alaskan coast

From Sea to shining

Sea!

God Bless America!

Have a safe, and happy

4th of July!!!