When quail visit!

Good evening! Hope you had a WONDERFUL week! It's been over 100 everyday here, like they expected but last night, we had a freak storm pass through!! The winds got so bad, i thought for sure we would lose power but it stayed on! it cooled down for a little bit & then it just felt muggy! ugh! DH & i have been using the pool quite a bit, this week, even though we can only be in it, an hour at a time because the sun is just too intense, even I burn!! lol
We had to make another appointment for Coco, with the vet, and are not too happy about it. He needed his anal glands expressed (sorry, if you are having breakfast) and they said something about it being almost impacted and so we naturally "assumed" (i hate that word!) that they took care of it for him! i mean, who would leave the dog with impacted anything!?? And this is the first time we ever even heard about these things, that need attention!! And the money we paid surely ASSURED us that it was taken care of, until we get him home and he STILL seems bothered by his back end!! so we give a day or two thinking that it was irritated and may still bother him a bit and this week passes. Today he just seemed SOOOOOOOO bothered by his back end that he didn't even want to lay with us, he laid in the bathroom entryway! and when he is out with us, he has his nose in the back end!!!!! so we called and expressed our feelings OBVIOUSLY MUCH BETTER than they did his glands and we have to wait til Monday morning before they could see my poor little guy!!
Needless to say, i was a bit on the depressed side today even though the quail came by, for quite a LONG time today, and tried to lift my spirits.
i did manage to get a few pretty nice pictures of them! Hope you enjoy! :)
The mama is resting under the tree, with a few of her babies!

Papa crossed our front area to our mesquite tree and here some babies follow! they are already starting to look like little adults! hehe

here mama makes it over safely.

One of the parents with a baby.

And it has been awhile since we even had a rainbow around here. Here's the one that made an appearance last night!! :)

big HUGS to you, thank you for YOUR visit!! :) Hope you have a LOVELY evening and i will see you tomorrow morning, after the swapmeet! :D

More roadrunners!

Good evening! i just had to pop on and share a photo from our little roadrunner friend, who brought a friend! :)

Here's another closeup!

Today, while DH & i were in the pool, we had a mother and father quail bring their babies out to visit! since i was in the pool, i, of course, didn't get any photos but the babies are getting bigger and already looking like little adults with their older feathers coming in!! sooooooooooooo CUTE!!! They sure are a TON better than when the snakes come out to visit! hehe ;)
big HUGS!! Thank YOU so much for visiting! you know i will be coming around to see YOU in the morning! :D Have a WONDERFUL evening!!

Roadrunner & Giveaways galore!

Good morning to you! :) Hope you had a WONDERFUL weekend! Ours was just H-O-T!!! And it's going to be over a hundred every day this week! Can you say POOLTIME! lol Yesterday, all three of us were in, that was nice! :)
Well, this little guy came by to visit DH again, this time it was on the ROOF! lol

John goes inside and gets the raw burger and i get the camera and just stand in AMAZEMENT just watching the feeding antics! lol

This week is NOT going to be as busy as last week, thankfully! Last week, DH's brother stopped by to visit on his trip out west here, from Tennessee. That was really GREAT to see the brothers together again! :) We all had a WONDERFUL visit!! While we were at the motel where he stayed, i saw this AWESOME table and had to share!

i LOVE old time craftsmenship!!

And this little scene was there too! CUTE!!!!

This morning on my blog hopping journey, i did find MORE FUN giveaways!! i LOVE them! hehe ;) Cause i win AWESOME things like this painting of my favorite flowers, the hydrangea!!!

Isn't it absolutely GORGEOUS!! what talent!! i won this from Karen Harvey Cox who i have shared on me blog before. She does the most WONDERFUL journeys in her posts and shares her BEAUTIFUL talents so generously!!
But first most AWESOME giveaway, i found this morning, is from Penniwig ! Although she doesn't know yet what she will giveaway, i am sure it will be AWESOME!! Heck just the FUN of meeting someone new and entering is the MOST FUN to me! it's not always the winning!! But who doesn't LOVE a mystery? hehe At Ole' Dame Penniwig's blog you will see in the upper right hand corner the info for entering! you are just an email away!! WOHOO!!
Second is offered from Laurie . You have three choices at this FUN blog, a COOL candle holder, a CUTE teapot, or even bone china!! Can you believe it?
And last one i found is offered by Happybird . Here again, you are only an email away from entering!! WOHOO!!
Now since i only got about halfway through my blog hopping list, i just may find more!! hehe There is a blog train going that i found at Doris's blog Here
Big HUGS to you for visiting with me! Have a MARVELOUS Monday! :)

sharing a WONDERFUL giveaway!!

i had to pop back on and share this giveaway!! PriscillaStyles WOOHOO! :)
BEST of luck if you enter!!

Two dollar day?

Good evening! is it hot where you live? it was 107 degrees here today! that's just CRAZY hot! lol DH & i fought the bees for the pool today! they kept wanting to take a drink (one at a time, thankfully!) and we kept splashing them away, they can have it when i leave!! lol
Well, the roadrunner came back, last night and brought at least two friends!! i saw THREE this time and i don't believe they travel in any kind of flock, like the quail do, so that was REALLY special! i only got this one pic though.

it was really a weird sky this morning but cleared up to be quite nice actually, in spite of the heat! But check out this HUGE cloud!

The sun stayed hidden til about 9 am and then it cleared up and got just plain HOT! lol This flower caught my eye at the swapmeet this morning. No idea what it is but it reminded me of orchids but this plant is a tree!! (shrugs shoulders)


the next thing that caught my eye is this sheet metal horse head. DH asked how much the guy wanted for it and was told $40.00! it was very COOL but we didn't get it.

These Austrailian Shepherd puppies, i was told, were free but we didn't get any.

they sure were CUTE though!! :)

i DID get this AWESOME marble lazy susan for just $3.00!!

a little denim skirt for a buck!!

This WONDERFUL napkin holder was only two dollars!! i LOVE the western theme!!

i never saw a cornicopia like this one (for just a buck too!).

got this RETRO shirt for my sweetie for a dollar!

This set of leafy plates were only a dollar too! i LOVE the leafy plates! lol

These books (YES BOOKS!! lol) were a total of only $3.00! the Arizona book is from the 50's and it is really AWESOME! so many of the things we saw just last year, are featured in this book from way back then!! VERYYY COOL! :) and the other one is a quote a day from 1940!! LOVE it! :)

i bought this rock that i thought was unique with it's little crystal inside that shelf hole!! sorry about the crappy photo!

This CUTE bunny set reminded me of those nesting dolls!!! ($2.00)

Three pet toys at a buck each!! Can't go wrong there!! hehe

i LOVE this velvet summer top for only two bucks! i think it was $2.00 day at the swapmeet!! lol

This Santa potato masher was only a QUARTER!!

We're almost done!! lol The rest is mostly jewelry pieces.
These were only fifty cents each!! they will make BEAUTIFUL necklaces!

One fifty for this lot of watches.

This COOL piece was a buck but it is AWESOME!!

Looks nice enough, right? well, watch this BAM below!! Cause it's SEE THROUGH!

ok i got two more photos/bargains to share... i know i needed them like another hole in my head but they are WONDERFUL um.... purses! lol
But this is my first velvet/embroidered purse!!! lol (two dollars)

And one IS really more of a backpack! hehe and it was a BUCK!! All leather!!!!

ok, ok, i am done for today but i do have one more photo to share! just look at how BEAUTIFUL the day turned out!

i sure hope it's as LOVELY where you live and you are enjoying the summer! :) Thank YOU for visiting!! i am off to check out YOUR blogs and then read! HUGS!!

More bargains & a roadrunner visits!

Well, Coco survived the vet and all we have to do this week, yet, is see my doctor, for my bloodwork results. hopefully my cholestoral is lowered! it wasn't bad, but the doctor would be happier if it gets to about 100. i think that is asking ALOT but hopefully it has lowered some! :)
Ready for more bargain shopping with me? Good, cause i think i saw some goodies, this way!! hehe
i got this BEAUTY, at an estate sale. i want to ask our swapmeet vendor (gem guy) if he knows what it is. i just thought it was so PRETTY!

of course, we got MORE books! lol

These sandals look so NICE on and were only $3.00!

And do you remember some LOVELY blue things, with some fabric i bought, well i found out they were to be made into slippers like these i got for a buck!!

This CUTE little outfit only cost $6.00!

Oh and of course we bought some more rocks but just check out this GREAT box too!

This shows the lid design.

i ADORE this beaded change purse i found for a dollar!!!

This book was only a QUARTER!!!

i paid a couple of bucks for this little lot. it's a little self standing shelf, a pair of chopsticks, two doll straw hats, and two mini copper molds!!

And finally, two dollars for YET another purse!! lol and just today, my DH bought me a plastic shelving unit type thingy for holding my purses so we can get them off hangers in the closet! LOL i do switch up and use different ones all the time and LOVE having this purse collection! NEVER in my life have i collected purses before! oh well! lol

i hope we go to another estate sale this weekend, the last couple we made it to, were really lousy! i would have called them garage sales and NOT estate! lol
i do have a few photos i hope you enjoy, with my DH and a roadrunner who has been visiting him lately!
This little fellow just came RIGHT up to my DH!!! it was funny, cause then i heard John tell it to wait and he will be right back! lol Doesn't that bird wait for him!?!! YEP and for a treat, John gives it small meatballs of raw hamburger!

just look at how close it got to John!

we LOVE when they visit!!

Thank you soooooooooo very much for sharing this time together!! HUGS!! i will see you in the morning! Until then, have a SUPER evening!! :D