Another Day, Another Adventure

I took these pictures about three weeks ago. Hubby and I like to take the boys out for 'adventures' in the pasture and around the house. We are very fortunate to live on family land where we have free range of about 180 acres. We walk, we talk, we sing, we laugh, we love.

These pokey little monsters are called Prickly Pear cactus. I am totally enamored with these things. Most of the year, they are just happily sitting in the pasture, minding their own business, blending in with their surroundings. Then BAM! These funky, bright red 'pears' pop out! I think they are so neat.

A word of caution...DON'T GRAB THE RED 'PEARS' BARE HANDED! My five year old can attest to that. OK, maybe I can too but I'm not telling.

On this particular adventure, we spotted a new fella. This little guy was born about a week before these pics. I had the perfect photo op when we came upon him. He as nestled in the tall grass, curled up in a cute little ball. Then he saw us. Or maybe he heard us because the two year old was jumping up and down yelling 'LOOK, A BABY CAFFIE!!!'. So before I could snap the perfect photo, he jumped up and headed for Mama.

Oh well. He is still really cute. Since this day, there have been about five more 'baby caffies' born. And there is a lot more green in the pasture. We were blessed with about 5 inches of rain last week and it did wonders for the pastures and the tanks. We can look out our kitchen window and see water. That has not happened all summer. The tank has been low since May. Texas will be looking at a couple of years to get out of the terrible drought we experienced this summer but 5 inches of rain sure was a blessing!