A Country/Neighbord Walk


 There is nothing more beautiful than stepping outside as the sun rises over the fields and trees.  Even though I live in town all I have to do is walk a few blocks to see this view.  If I can't have a farmhouse in the country  then I'll settle for this.


This  is just down a little bit from the photo above.  No animals today but sometimes there are some young deer that hang out here and a lone coyote I saw a fiew weeks back.  Also I have spotted several hawks, some foxes, and a few owls down through here.  I haven't seen any signs or tracks of big cats here but they might be hiding where I can't see or  walk to.


These are some  flower shots I took while walking around.  Just some mixed things in first photo and the 2nd are daylilies a favorite of mine.  I remember my grandma had a pbig circle of these in her lawn when I was a girl.  I plan to implement these into my wildflower backyard garden.



This guy and some of his farm friends are on the edge of town on 21 street by Pete's gas station.  I had to zoom in so the photo is blurry. In years past I'd walk up to the fence and  say hello and let them greet me, but on this day I had my small housedog walking with me and was afraid they'd startle each other so I hung back a ways.


Last, but not least,  I took a shot of this guy with permission.  This is my neighbor's peahen sitting atop of their chicken coop.  You just never know what you might see walking about so if you are tired of the concrete jungle just walk around a bit and maybe you'll see something.


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