Spring, Hickory Buds!

These pictures were taken March 18th (Thursday). It officially "turned" spring a few days ago (Saturday, 20th). The flowers bloom in mid-spring. In these pics I had the big lens (55-200), so I could get close-ups. These are the buds where the leaves and catkin will come out of.

the picture in my profile

this is probably about life-size (maybe a little bigger than life-size)

a dead leaf over the bud (about life-size)

Pretty Sunsets from My Window

One of the windows has no screen, so, when there's a sunset I don't have to even go outside! I call it "Window shooting" haha!

This is my favorite

I like this one alot too

These below are more recent then the ones above: 

Psalm 19:1

The heavens declare the glory of God;
         And the firmament shows His handiwork.

Another Goat Birth

I happened to have our camera in hand when this goat ("Buttermilk") started pushing.

after my sister (Suriyah) popped the bubble, 

look at the newspaper under the goat (titled "Bubble-buster")!

Mom pulling the kid out

yay!........

a little boy! (oh wait, he's not soo little!)

and soon after, another bubble.......

an all white girl (doe)

Praise the Lord, the placenta

Reata (Buttermilk's sister) wants to help too!

(Reata is the one with the collar)

A buck and a doe (the buck - with brown, the doe - the white one)

Reata, licking the kids again

Reata (she didn't even have the kids!) ending a "birth yawn"

These are recent pictures of them:
the buck

the doe