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The intense heat brought out this dragonfly, perched atop the plants in my newly landscaped front yard.

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This very tiny cardinal was having his first flying lesson near my fence. Unfortunately, his brother (or sister) attracted Emmi's attention before I saw him and he did not survive the encounter. This little guy was also hopping around in my backyard the next day (I had to keep Emmi inside all day)

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Practice makes perfect! Monday morning, I almost stepped on this little guy when I was pushing the trash can out to the street. He began squawking, I jumped and he flopped deeper into the grass! I guess the flying lessons were working because he was gone a few moments later.

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Mama bird was able to get these two little guys safely hidden away in some nearby bushes.

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This little bird was on my patio when I returned home from church on Mother's Day. I think he'd been having a flying lesson.

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Pink flowers in my backyard---don't know what they are, but the reappear every spring.

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Peonies in my neighbor's yard

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Robin's Egg

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It's clear that only the hands of our Father could craft a nest.

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Bird atop the steeple of the Lutheran church in Fayetteville, TX

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Texas bluebonnets

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Beautiful blue sky above the farmhouse in Tx.

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Tub of flowers outside the farmhouse in Fayetteville, TX.

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Hello, Mr. Mockingbird? Are you looking for spring?

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Wasp nest

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A brand new tiny bud on the oak leaf hydrangea bush in the backyard.

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It doesn't get much better than tulips!!!

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Crabapple Tree

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The Japanese Magnolia (or Tulip Trees) were really showing off their finery.

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I think this is a forsythia blossom.

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A left-over nest perched in a tree

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What a beautiful day! I love the sun peeking through the branches of this Bradford Pear Tree.

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More robins in the trees

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Robin In the cottonwood tree

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Blackbirds in the cottonwood tree

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Dove on the wire in my backyard

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Magnolia cones in the melting snow

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Snow in the bird feeder

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Snow on the leaves

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Snow in the trees in morning on our second snow day of the school year.

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Ivy on my cypress tree

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Bulbs pushing their way through the leaves on a winter day.

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Icicles on the leaves by the back deck

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Ice and snow on garden statue

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This lone, pink rose was blooming amid sleet and snow today.

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Storm/snow clouds gathering near Krotz Springs.