In Memory of Those Who Have Served

Not sure if this photo will come out OK on the blog but it is a parade of returning troops to Fort Worth, TX during World War I.  It's a series of 4 photos that I attempted to stitch together.  As you will see, the photos are in pretty bad shape.  We'll see how it comes out.

Remember you can click on an image to enlarge it.

May God bless our troops and bring them Home safely.

The group photo is of my maternal Grandpa Meek in Reims France.

Sleepy Little Cactus Wren - City of Rocks State Park

I don't know what fascination this little guy had with my parents living room window on their 5th Wheel but for 5 days he gave it hell.  Our guess was he was fighting himself in the reflective window.  And he managed to catch a nap on occasion.  He was adorable!  He would sleep then his head would fall back and he'd jerk awake.  He had a time with the wind but would manage to hold on.

Hmmm... what is this I spy?  Another wren 

horning in on my territory???

I see you...

Take that you evil twin

And here's the little guy catching a little

shut-eye before the next attack.

Damn the wind for blowing me off my 

napping perch!

Western Tanagers

OK, OK - I need a better camera to take bird photos but you use what you got...  And you have to be sneaky or they take off.

Here are some photos of the Western Tanagers that have graced our suet feeder the past couple of weeks.  They are beautiful, comical birds - shy when I am out there but eventually they decide I'm OK and resume the attack of the suet feeder.  This is our first year to have them so it is very exciting - we've also had some black-headed grosbeaks at the seed feeder but they won't stay still long enough for me to snap a photo.

It's a bit like "Where's Waldo" in some of the photos but if you look closely you can see them.  Remember you can click on the photo to enlarge it.

Oh, and we had one American Goldfinch but I have only seen him once - several Lesser Goldfinches hang around though.  The American is cute as a button with his little black hat.

This is the American Goldfinch.

I see you...

Mid-flight