Big Bucky...

Big Bucky isn't really very big, but he's beautiful.  Hubby was in the barn taking pics with the good camera and the big lens.  I don't know the settings or the lens size, but he was about 100 feet away from the group of deer that showed up in the morning.  Such lovely antlers in velvet!

Tiger in the sunlight...

He has been spending most of his time in the barn where the fan blows cooler air.  The heat is awful here this summer and we have a bumper crop of huge horseflies.  He eats, then bucks and runs back inside.

This morning, hubby heard him talking to his paint mare next door.  (Yeah...she started it...neigh, neigh!) He's missed her since we had to keep him off the big pasture.  It's such a shame to have a horse who is an "easy keeper" (read that: gets fat and founders if he eats too much!).  The only food Tiger gets is some carrots in the morning, all the not so good quality grass hay he can have and the little bit of good grass in the small pasture behind the barn.  We love him, but he's become a big pet now since Big Al (my riding horse) developed cancer and we had to put him down.  Tiger is just has too much spirit for me to ride.  (He's an Arabian gelding, by the way.)

Paintin' in the Rain...

We had one of those "pop-up" thunderstorms this afternoon.  I knew it would probably be done soon.

I quickly tore a sheet of watercolor paper, added dabs of liquid acrylic, ran to the deck with bubble wrap under it and let the rain do some painting for me:

The thundershower was almost over in 10 minutes, so I took it down to the concrete patio and began spritzing and dripping alcohol on it, then decided to try some kosher salt and a bit of clear gesso:

I'm soaking wet, but at least tried something new today! *lol*

Miss Kay's Art...

Wow!  I was traveling home from a trip to Nashville today and was behind a white van with a logo and a website address on it.  When I saw it, I wanted to see more...the picture on her homepage was on the back of the van along with the addy.  Evidently she was on her way to Bowling Green, KY for this: 

•International Newgrass Festival Bowling Green, KY
August 20th,21st, and 22nd

Glad I had that Starbuck's napkin and a pen handy in my truck!  *lol*

Y'all go meet:   Miss Kay  Her work is fun and fine!~

One big happy family...

...with a few exceptions. 

Sometimes the turkeys chase the deer. 

Occasionally the bunnies chase each other. 

Now and then the horse chases them all!

Mr. Velvet...

Oh, I gave up.  I couldn't decide on which one to share. 

I just grabbed one of the hundreds of hubby's pics.

There's a hen turkey on the same rock, two feet behind this buck!

Two of the four bandits...

The birdfeeder pole is greased...this time with "Ben Gay" ointment!  So are the lids to both of the sunflower feeders!   Science is discussing the theory that an ingredient in Sunflower seeds acts as a narcotic to both adult and juvenile raccoons!  The photographer (husband) is merely five feet away taking the photos.  Auntie Em has been cropped out of the last picture to get the full effect of the joy of the little thief during his stolen meal.  I am just to the right bent over double with laughter.

Happy....

Happy 71st Anniversary, The Wizard of Oz!

And remember:

There's No Place Like Home!