Scenes From Work

Always try to use the toilet at the hotel before work.  Sky pics were taken on our way back to St. Louis. 

Walking Stick

This was crawling on my mom's shed today.

Deer Antlers And More...There's a story here.

I asked my neighbor If I could walk on their 15 wooded acres and these are some of the things I returned with: the antlers of a young Buck, some Moss and this chewed up plastic container.  Well, about two months ago I had a container just like this one filled with fish food.  I left it near my Koi-pond and the next morning it was gone.  In faint letters the lid reads FISH.  Glad that mystery was solved.  I also asked my neighbor If they have been hearing this weird wood reed flute sound...I've beed hearing it for weeks...even tried to track it down.  About a week ago, on tv, I saw some Elk making this similiar flute sound.  I totally dismissed it as being Elk.  Well, my neighbor said, " yah know that someone just north east of here raises Elk."  So it's Elk.  Another mystery solved. 

Michaiah, Johannah, and Cicket playing in the leaves

Pet Mice Came Out To Play

Male Prairie Lizard shows Off His Blue Chest

Country Stress Reliever: Burning Leaves

Leaf burning time again...I love the country.

Cat watches mole scurry across the driveway.

Surprisingly enough, our cat Cricket was afraid of the mole.  And a good thing too.  They have nasty claws and needle like teeth.  My daughter Michaiah took this picture of me holding the mole by it's tail.  I let him go after the pic. at a nearby wooded park.

Spider and Bullfrog

Fond these creatures today. 

Missouri Prairie Lizard and Box Turtle

Michaiah and I found this Lizard today and Box Turtle...we put the lizard on the Tree Face; he posed for us for about a minute.  The lizard jumped on the turtle's back all on his own and I took the pic.

Black Widow Spider And Fuzzy Caterpillar

Michaiah and I found these today.