Brick Road Photo

Monday, April 30, 2012

Mimosa blooms

Our Mimosa tree has bloomed! This is one of my favorite trees, and one I had never seen until we moved to Texas. The leaves look similar to a fern and at night they curl up. It is also called a silk tree.

Enjoy your week
Jeanne
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Sunday, April 29, 2012

A fungus amungus

This morning we looked out and there was this very strange thing sticking out of the grass. It looked like a carrot sticking out of the ground. Upon closer inspection and a little research we found out it is a type of mushroom called a stinkhorn.

They can grow to this size (about 7") in less than an hour. VERY cool! AND yes they do stink. The "stink" attracts flys that pick up the fungus spores and distribute them. I dug it up and I can personally attest to the fact that THEY STINK like decay (nice) especially if you accidentally break them in half. Yuk!

A closer look at the spores.
It is exciting to see and learn something new. Texas is full of surprises!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend
Keep snappin'
Jeanne

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Annie is tired

I took a little break from the camera, but did manage to snap this with my iPhone this week.
My little Annie is tired! This can NOT be comfortable.

Love my silly girl

Keep snappin
Jeanne

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Cornbread

Meet Cornbread. He has been supervising my latest photo project. Every time we start moving tractors, this little guy comes out to see what all the fuss is about. He even poses, this is his good side. *wink*

Mr and Mrs Davis say that he has a little girlfriend named Buttermilk. I am hoping she makes an appearance some time this week. I will keep you posted.
Enjoy your Sunday and keep snapping
Love y'all
Jeanne