Birthday Girl

This message from my WII makes up for the fact that today I discovered that I share a birthday with this guy. Yikes.

Six More Weeks of Winter

The Great Snow of 2010

We got about 5 inches of snow this weekend and in true southern fashion our stores are emptied of bread, milk and cookie dough. In anticipation of the blizzard, we prepared ourselves by driving downtown and having a couple of beers rather than fight the crowds in the grocery store.

One of the best parts of snow on the ground is finding animal tracks and determining what/who is nibbling on my nandina bushes. Oh Mr. Bunny, I am going to get you.

Blog, what blog?

Photographed 1/20/10 in my backyard.

Okay, so we haven't posted in a while. I am not sure if anyone noticed our pause in posting so I offer my apologies. Things were moving along at Thomas Trails and Tails, Inc. until we got this. Now, all I want to do is successfully complete the tree pose without my Wii trainer saying, "you seem a little shaky."

Fred the Squirrel

This is Fred. He was named after Fred Sanford because he grabs his chest while staring at my tomato plant. "I'm coming Elizabeth, this is the big one."

Or maybe, he is just shocked that I can grow tomatoes on my deck.

At Least She Doesn't Chew with Her Mouth Open

A deer eating an apple in my backyard - photographed on 7/17/09.

The Elusive Hawk

Do you know how hard it is to get a picture of a hawk? This guy has been hanging around for a while and every time I pick up my camera - he bolts.

I suspect he is looking for this little guy: