Bird with attitude For those not familiar with Texas blackbirds that is a grackle. They have the pushiest attitude but the pigeons in my yard will run them off.
This flamingo cracked me up yesterday. He wasn't giving the grackle an inch. Then again maybe they were having a friendly encounter, I don't know.
We were out at Sea World of TX yesterday while thousands were downtown at the Battle of Flowers parade. Sky was cloudy, it was windy so 82 degrees was comfortable for the most part. Not sure what the humidity was.
3:15 a.m. this morning the storm moved in, the cats went into hiding, I opened the window and listened to the rain come down and inhaled the fresh smell. I wasn't sleeping well up to that point.
I love the smell of rain, of mown grass, of baking bread, of fresh perked coffee, and even as a habitant of PA and KS and S.Dak, Maine,the smell and quiet of softly falling snow.
I miss the smell of lilacs, lily of the valley and peony flowers. Yesterday with the masses of petunias planted at Sea World one place I could smell their sweet scent. I think it was the white ones no less.
Usually at home when my Easter lilies off the patio bloom I catch their scent. Not this year though. ??
Along with sight I guess scent is one of my senses most thankful for. Our friend lost his after his auto accident. He also lost his taste buds. Meals must be really bland for him, though he doesn't seem to have lost weight.
You can always find some of my photo's at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonnieb/
If you don't mind registering others are at: http://www.kodakgallery.com/MyKodak.jsp?think you can get there by that link.
Best get busy cleaning off my hard drive of some of the photo's. 
Just figured out how to get my pictures into the xanga photo blog but have no idea how to find or link others to the durn thing. Kids would have a hoot at that. Don't go to xanga facts for the answer either. | 
