I love the smell of leather

When we drive through MO we always stop in Springfield. There is a great store called Springfield leather. The most awesome leather, beads, and tools can be found there!

Needless to say we found some great stuff! I will post samples later of what is made with the leather!

Indigo Bunting…oh yeah!

This is not the best shot…..But it is an Indigo Bunting! There

are a lot of sightings of the buntings around town. I was lucky

to see this one at the lake.

Jelly, jelly, jelly!

The Baltimore Orioles are everywhere…..And I ‘m loving it!

Last week I went through 4 lbs of grape jelly!

Of course, not only are the Baltimore Orioles eating the grape jelly…There are Catbirds, Mockingbirds, finches, sparrows, and other birds.

My backyard is a rainbow…. of the bird variety! Bluejays, Goldfinch, House Finch, Cardinals, and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds….Colors everywhere.