Young Fox

This seems to be a nature blog these days! When Laurel was here in June she espied the neighborhood fox with three little kits. Sunday afternoon, after the farmer cut down the grasses in the field behind the house I saw one of the kits looking for mice. He seemed to pose for me, so I took a few photos. He must be about 3 months old now. I have enjoyed watching these playful animals learn to hunt near the water drainage area behind our house. It's like watching the nature channel on tv - only live action!

They've launched!

This morning I thought I saw an enemy bird in the birdhouse and was sure that all was lost...but then I discovered that it was just a baby bird emerging and flying away! They are practicing flying at the big rock in the back yard and landing on another birdhouse we have there.

Polo Match

Our first ever polo match - at Hempt Farms to benefit the MS Society. Daniel got to see horses and enjoyed listening to them snort as they left the field. One of his favorite horse sounds to make is "Neigh!" He said that a lot on Saturday!

After the match he brought books to Grandpop to read. What precious moments...

Baby Bluebirds

I tried to get a picture of the babies, but all I got was a blur of blue feathers. They are about to leave the nest. It's been fun to watch them from nest building to egg laying to hatching to fledging.



Later I was able to catch them popping out for a bite to eat - Feed me!!!!
(Double click on the photo for a close up view)

Summertime with Daniel

Kat's babysitter has been on vacation, so Grandma took her turn at watching Daniel. What a fun little person he is!

High Five, Grandma!