Birds

We've got no shortage of birds around this farm.  

They are everywhere and poop on everything and even build nests in the tractors.

Even so, I enjoy hearing them all around me and enjoy watching them.

 This one landed near us one day down at the river.

 Then, there was this large bird of prey that spent an afternoon soaring above the fields.

 And another turkey taking a stroll across the safflower.

 Of course, I have to include my favorite geese that live on a very busy road.

 We had a hen and a rooster eating right outside the kitchen window.  Of course, they did NOT want their picture taken.

 And a gaggle or two of geese and their goslings heading in to Narnia.

The Pond

The dogs and I decided to take advantage of a break in the rain and headed down through the hillside pasture to see how flooded the burned out pond was getting with all the run off.

It is getting very full! 

It is much higher now since the rain hasn't seemed to stop.

The goats didn't come down the hill, but did follow us along the top and bleated at us the whole time.

So far the safflower is surviving the deluge. 

Roses and Rain

 Wild roses are blooming.

 And some views of the mountains in the rain.

 And breaks in the rain.