My photo packs are up!

I have 2 photo packs up here: http://www.mistakenart.com/.

More to come, and we will soon be talking about an unlimited license!

The flowers are starting to come out!

This is my favorite time of year, when the flowers start to bloom. Unfortunately, it's not my nose's favorite time because the pollen levels are high. We have a stray tulip that was probably planted by a squirrel in the back yard, that came up - beautiful bright red. The Forsythia is in full bloom.

My neighbor planted some flowers, and my mom has trays of flowers ready to be planted. Jen and Jeff planted Pansys around her mailbox, and some of the flowers in her garden bloomed.

Yesterday, in the backyard, I found the violets all around. Unfortunately, Mark had cut the grass so the usual carpet of violets isn't out, but it might come still. The dandilions are out as well. I don't care if they are weeds, they are still pretty.

Assateague Island

We drove in to Assateague Island, and the horses were really out in force. We saw our first one within minutes of entering the park. As we drove, we explained to Kyle that these were wild horses that the experts think came from shipwrecks of Spanish Ships back in the 1600s. The horses that survived the wrecks began to live here and raise families. We saw some remainders of one of the wrecks back in the sand. The horses were happily munching away while lots of tourists snapped pictures of the horses. The largest mini-band I saw had 7 horses in it.

We stopped to take a picture of a Sika Deer, which is a small breed of deer introduced to the island in the 1800s. They look a little like fawns because they have white spots all the time.

Sika Deer by ~debiannj on deviantART

On the way out, we stopped at the gift shop/ranger station where I renewed my foster horse, Coach Thomas, for another year, and we picked up some other goodies. Kyle got to hold a Welk, and a Horseshoe Crab. He unsuccessfully tried to pry open a clam.

We then went back to Salisbury where we had a nice Japanese dinner at Tokyo Steakhouse, before heading home. The next evening, Kyle was to go back to his mother until Easter.

Salisbury Zoo

My daughter Jen, her husband Jeff, and Kyle invited me on an outting to the zoo in Salisbury Maryland. I'm not sure who was more excited - me or Kyle. I was disappointed that some of the animals I remembered being here were gone, but I did get some nice pictures anyway. It could have been the fact that it's still kind of cold around here, or it could be that it was breeding time for some.

We did get to see the prarie dogs, buffalo, llamas, Rheas, and the fancy birds. The Jaguar came out, as did the bobcat. The crocodiles were still wintering in.

After visiting the gift shop and secreting out a stuffed spider monkey toy for Kyle, we stopped at the play ground for Kyle to play while we adults caught our breaths and tried to figure out what else we wanted for the rest of the day. We decided to go to Assateague Island, and then back to Salisbury to eat before going back to Dover.

Bombay Hook

Twice this month, I have gone to Bombay Hook Federal Wildlife Reserve. The second time, I decided to get a year pass since I've gotten some absolutely incredible photos from there. The second time I went, I took my grandson, Kyle, and he and I both had our first bald eagle in the wild sighting. It was magestic! But it was so far away that I went right past it until a reserve worker asked me if I saw the Eagle. He pointed it out to me, and I went back for pictures. Kyle was thrilled because I let him take a picture with my camera. We didn't see much else that day except a few redwing blackbirds, a Great Blue Heron, and an Egret, but that's ok. We had a great time.

Then, on the way home, we stopped at Walmart and made our first memory book for him.

What a day!

The first time I went, I was alone and saw a Red Fox, and an Oppossum.

Welcome!