Fledgling Mourning Dove...

Roughed up by life...Rescued, fed...
And nursed...
Tenderhearts!!!

Garden Toad...

Travis found it by the barn...TJ took it to the spring...
Freedom!!!

Dusk's...

Gentle colors...Settle over the mountian as this day closes...beautifully!!!

Huck's Helping...

Mow the lawn... Early childhood education...So he'll mow just like B'ma!

Thistles...

Hundreds of them...Pulled from the wet, soft earth in the pasture...root & all...
Three Gators full...
Dumped on the burning pile...
Whew!!!

Goofin' Off...

Uncle Travis & Hucky...Silly boys!!!!

Uncle Trav...

Playing in the barn...With the boys...
Rope swing fun!!!
Creating...
Happy...
Memories!!!!

Purple...

We go for an early morning walk...Chris, Huck & I...
Noticing...All the flowers that are...The color...PURPLE!!! The more we walk...
The more we notice!!!!
Everywhere....
These last days of Spring...
Purple flowers...
Blooming...
Variety...
Abundance....
Even in the grass...
Nature paints...
Tirelessly...
Each unique...
Dancing...
Beautiful...
Beautiful... Beautiful!

Playmates...

He found a worm...And an ant...
Was entertained...
For an hour!

Hunting....

For wormies...But they find instead....
A millipede...
To Jayde's delight!!!

Horseplay...

On a sunny spring afternoon...Huck & Spike...
Cousins...
Joy!!!

Tall Grass...

Fills the fields on Gilbert's Mountain...Waves in the gentle spring breezes...
Taller than the boy...
Great for hiding...
And creating memories!!!