Busy Little Chippy!

This little guy is under the bird feeder trying to get the seed the birds knocked out of the feeder.

He is digging for it.
Hey! what was that noise?
I'm too busy to care.
I think I've got all I can carry.
Yep that is all I can fit in my cheeks!

Happy Birthday Steph!

Today is our niece Stephanie's 21st birthday. It doesn't seem possible that you are 21. We sure do feel old. We hope you have a great day.

How Exciting!!

We got to see our first hummingbird at our feeder on Sunday. Chris and I were sitting on the deck and he said what is that at the feeder a bee? Um no its a hummingbird. Of course we didn't have the camera outside with us. What were we thinking? So we waited with camera in hand to see if it would come back.

It or another one did finally come back.

They are so fast it is hard to get pictures of them.

We thought this picture was pretty funny.

Bloomin' Tuesday! (Driving Hubby Crazy!!)

If you have Columbine in your garden you know that it will grow just about anywhere a seed is dropped. Well for the last couple of years we have pulled these out before they get too big. It didn't work this year.

These are growing between our driveway and our foundation. There is no soil to be seen. When Chris re-sealed the driveway last year he pulled out what he could and cut down the rest.

This year they grew back bigger and fuller...
...and there are three growing now.

He just gets so mad that they are growing there.

He doesn't seem to care how pretty they are.

He says he is going to buy weed killer and see if he can get rid of them that way.

Check out the rest of the posts for this weeks "Bloomin' Tuesday" or add your name to the list by clicking HERE.

Happy Memorial Day!

And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.

~Lee Greenwood

A Few Visitors!

We have had a few visitors lately at our bird feeder and in our yard. We aren't sure what kind of bird this is, but when the sun hits its head just right it is a shinny blue color.

I took this picture through the window of our dinning room. It was a cold evening. I'm not sure if they were eating or just trying to stay warm.

When they heard the screen door open they weren't sure if they were safe or not.

We have lots of these little guys that visit us.

There are a few other small birds that visit also but they fly away as soon as I get the camera.

We have a male Cardinal that visits also but I haven't been able to get a good picture.

This picture isn't the best, but it made me laugh.

We hope you are having a good weekend.

14 Years!

Yesterday was our 14th Wedding Anniversary. Time seems to go so fast. Here are some of the gifts we received from our family.

We got this cute garden statue. We have never seen one that had a hint of color to it.

Look at the detail on his shoe and on the bench.

and the detail on her shoe and the bench.

And the detail on there cute little faces.

We also got two Panini cookbooks. Can you guess what we will be trying out this weekend?

We got this really neat flower. It is called Star of Bethlehem.

We also got some gift certificates for restaurants we like to eat at and a lot of cards. We went to dinner at our favorite restaurant. After dinner we went to visit mom at the hospital. She is doing very well. She is home and resting now. We will see how long we can keep her down for. To read more about moms surgery click HERE.