At home with the critters

Always deer - getting closer and closer to the house. And we will have to start protecting our landscaping very soon. So far, all that has been installed is deer-resistant. We will have to come up with a plan for defense against deer as we complete our plantings. With the ice storm this week, we have observed some very interesting bird movements. Dozens of robins and cedar waxwings have flocked to our yard and trees, especially the large hackberry tree at our entrance. The tree is loaded with berries that attracts these birds, and the ice storm has deposited many berries on the ground, so we observe huge groups on land and on limb. As I've said before, it doesn't take much to entertain us! Always click on the pics to see full size - and in this case, be sure to click on the bird pic - they sure are pretty little things.

Annual Arkansas Week-end with Cabin Group: 2013

Each February, our group of road-trip warriors head for a week-end together somewhere in Arkansas. This year it was at Azalea Falls lodge between Kingston and Ponca, near the Buffalo River. The weather was quite nasty, but we had a great time with great friends. The view out the back of the lodge was the most spectacular waterfall (actually series of waterfalls) I have seen in Arkansas. We figured out we have been doing this for about 12 years and still going strong. We have also had a few group trips to Colorado during this time. Anyway, enough experiences to generate our own set of trivia questions for a hilarious round of Cabin Group Trivial Pursuit. This all started with almost year-round road trips to various competitions as all our kids played club, high school, and college soccer. We just can't get the road-trip out of our systems - especially when we're able to get our fix with such a fun group. We have quite a time for a bunch of old folks!

Elk herd near Ponca

Azalea Falls

 

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