Winter

Rain, sleet and snow!  Another winter day in Texas...who knew? This is not our typical weather.

I guess the only upside is another snow day.

Our big treat this morning was having breakfast with our neighbor Mr. Woodpecker. 

Mr. and Mrs. Red Bird, the Blue Jay's and various other bird families also came to eat breakfast.  This was the first morning we spotted the woodpecker at the feeders! 

Watching the snow swirl around outside put me in the mood to go on a "spring" hunt!

I certainly wasn't going to find it out my window...so I began to hunt for evidence of spring inside my own house.

I love these vintage towels that hang in my kitchen.  They are colorful and bright, even with the passing of time and use.

A single rose can brighten any spot.  This rose is past it's "prime" but still lovely!

OK, OK...I know these flowers are fake, but they can certainly add cheerfulness to my table.

I thought if I brought out some colorful floral dishes they would brighten our table also.

I think setting the table with bright colors helps with this cold, gray day.

I also think setting the table with different dishes at each place is even more festive!

You can decide where you want to sit based what makes you smile.

These birds are singing with happiness to be inside rather than out in the weather.

But I think the best sign of spring I found inside was this sweet girl planting her seeds. 

She knows that spring is just around the corner!

Stay warm!

Until tomorrow...

debi

Lions, Tigers and Stephanie - Oh My!

Today we drove to Wylie to visit Stephanie at the Wildlife Preserve where she volunteers on Saturday's. We didn't get there in time to see them move the big cats from one cage to another (some other day)...but she showed us around while she was working.

It was hot, so most of the Tigers were sleeping. The large one in the back ground (behind the blue barrel) decided he didn't like Peter getting too close to the cage.

He decides to get up...he came right up to the fence and hissed at Peter then lunged at the fence and stood u p on his hind legs...I didn't get that picture...I jumped!
The young female was in the tub - the big male tiger even scared her when Peter came around to her side to take a picture with his camera that big guy lunged and growled loudly!
Stephanie with her "pooper scooper".
Stephanie's "safely" in the cage! I'm on the outside!!!!
Here she's feeding marshmallows to distract the animal while another girl gets in the cage to clean up.She loves those Marshmallows. You can't really see the Coati Mundi (part of the raccoon family) but Stephanie is keeping her in another cage inside the main cage because of her sharp claws...The lions were napping...
as were the leopards...and the white Bengal tiger. All in all we had a great time with Stephanie and watching her work at something she really enjoys. We left there about 2:00 p.m...hot and hungry, so on the way home we stopped for Barbeque! Then...home for a nap!