Our last ice storm broke all my ceramic and glass bird baths. Some of the old pottery had been outside for years. We must have had hail because they were all just shattered. I ordered a hanging water container made of wood and plastic rather than risk breakage again.
Really the water is for the squirrels, who quite liked the other water basin.
We recently visited Buena Vista Wildlife Safari and I snapped a photo of what I believe is a Black Welsh Mountain Sheep bounding toward us eager for food pellets. I caught just the right moment when all four feet were in the air and so the sheep looks like it is floating toward us.
I really hope they were Black Welsh Mountain sheep, because those are on the Livestock Conservancy threatened list. I just ordered a 4oz sample of wool to add to my Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em passport from Camaj Fiber Arts. Sheep, sheep everywhere.
Strut your stuff, even if no one is watching. Hope y’all have a Happy Thanksgiving with minimal baking mishaps.
Life can be heavy, especially if you are a snail crawling on vertical glass.
Yes, I’ve managed to slip in a quote from the Labyrinth into my blog. Mwa ha ha.
The Monarchs are migrating through Texas. Our Gregg’s mist flower in the front flower bed usually just has Queen butterflies, which look similar to Monarch butterflies. I’ve been spotting more actual Monarchs landing on the purple flower puffs in recent days.
A Texas native, Gregg’s mist flower is a butterfly magnet. When the weather is warm in spring and fall, we have had over a dozen butterflies rise up off the flowers as we walk past. Better than a butterfly pavilion!
Critters and Craft 