Bunny ear fun and of course....mud!

I thought you had a cookie.

This is really embarrassing!

Scatter did not want to try on the rabbit ears.

I don't know why I do this....but...well

the animals aggravate me sometimes...why not have a little fun with them?

Besides....it is harmless.

It is a little known fact that rabbits like to chew on sticks.

Be vewy vewey quiet....

we are going wabbit hunting.

Man, I really hate these ears....

are you finished taking pictures yet???

Okay! Okay!

I will sniff the flower.

Now!  ARE YOU FINISHED???

Yes....I am finished....

at least for today....He he he..

Love is in the pond.

This is alarm clock toad.

When the little spring peepers are peeping away...

This guy chimes in with an alarming sound.  

It really makes me wonder why I put the pond so close to the bedroom window. 

He keeps us up too.  

Opening day....or evening at the Twin Maples golf club.

It is a good thing that we had some glow in the dark balls.

Thanks Connor!

The owner of Twin Maples had three holes in one.

I had none.

Bumble chased this poor fellow up into this tree the other day.

She was very proud and it took me a long time to convince her that she 

did not need to wait there all day.  

After treeing her wild game....Bumble decided to splash around in the stream below. 

This looks as if it may have ended in a bad way...but

no bulldogs were injured in the making of this story.

After splashing around in the stream we visited the fish in our neighbor's pond.

The mini mules "playing"  

This is serious business.

Pretty intense stuff.

Sweet little May does not join in.  

She is much too sophisticated to play in this fashion. 

Otis the victorious.

He thinks that he won the game.

My newest painting.  

I get a lot of questions about the dogs.

One of the questions being....What is the difference between a Bull Terrier and a Bulldog.

The answer....Bull  Terriers dig standing up and Bulldogs dig lying down...really.  

They burrow around like little grubs.

Another difference is the cleanliness factor.

Sorry Bumble...but you know it is true.  

I am mad...

Leave me alone.

Awww.... Really Bumble...I did not mean anything bad. 

You look fine!

Really...no one will notice that dirt mustache.  

Things are really getting green around here.

A clean face (Zippy in the background)  and a dirty face.

Side by side comparison.

See...It is true.  

Link to Verde Farm's Farm Friend Friday and Farm Girl Friday.  Even though this is a Saturday post. 

More Spring weather and Pond Cleaning.

This was taken last weekend.

Check out the size of the turkey tracks. 

Elk Knob last weekend.

The sky was incredible!

Where to?

I only wish that my feet would reach the gas.

The sky was so beautiful last week.  

Beautiful.

You could see for miles.

Time to clean the pond.

I also had to add a little bit of waterfall foam to keep 

water going over the rocks instead of under them.  

As usual....Zippy helped.

Bumble decided to nap on the deck this year.  

I guess she did not want another bath.

Check out this pose! 

Typical bulldog.

After pond cleaning I took Bumble and Zippy on a walk.  

I was trying to get the dirt to fall off of Zippy.  

His hair is course and short and sometimes the dirt will fall right off. 

At least that is what I was hoping.

It did not quite work out the way that I planned. 

"I think you missed a spot."  

Speaking of dirt.....

Eco at the exfoliation station.  

Ha ha ha.  

The day after pond cleaning day....

I did not start the fountain because we were having high wind

and it blows the water out of the pond.  

Oh...Mr. Owl...

I knew you had something you were not telling me. 

The little spring peepers (tree frog) showed up the moment that 

I turned on the waterfall. 

Their peeps were rather weak in the snow.

Gotta love Spring!

Bloodroot.  

One of the first spring wildflowers.

Bloodroot in full bloom.  

I love the way the leaves curl around the bloom.

I have been attending a women's writing pilgrimage at ASU.

It is sponsored by the Writing Across the Curriculum Program.

It is a program designed to bring women in our area and within the university

together to encourage creativity and activism.

Anyway....The bloodroot inspired me to write this...

Coming out of the midnight blues of winter; the bright colors of spring peep through 

the deep browns of the forest floor.  Under this rust brown carpet of leaves, the ground begins 

to vibrate with life and renewed energy.  The brilliant colors bring a promise of warmth and fresh things.

New beginnings and fresh starts.  The ground awakens and life is reborn.

Hey....that dog is eating my grass!

Someone has been lagging behind on walks lately.

Getting too warm for long walks.

Walking in the cool streams and getting very dirty.

Come on Bumble!

Sometimes she will not even go with us...she just sits at the top of the hill 

and watches us take a walk.

On this day...she watched as we left and then took off on her own.

We found her on the way back.

Panting and very proud of her little solo excursion.

Where is Bumble???

Ha....she caught a ride on the Gator!

The first bright Goldfinch of the season.

Oracle ready for dinner.  

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Also Farmgirl Friday.