Some April 2012 Backyard Happenings
Posted by terrepruitt on April 21, 2012
To me life is about learning. I have learned a few things since I started my Nia Class on Monday in Campbell in the evenings and my Nia Class on Saturday. It is much better for me to have Monday’s dinner cooked on Sunday. So I have been planning my weekend meals so that I have leftovers on Monday. You may have noticed that I didn’t post anything last Saturday . . . . lesson learned: I need to make sure my Saturday post is done on Friday. I have too many other things to do when I get home from my 10:00 am Nia Class. It ends at 11:00 so I don’t get home until 11:30 (at the earliest) or noon! So I really need to have my post done because the next thing I know it is 1:48 am on Sunday morning and I am just noticing I forgot to post on my blog. 😦 Well, it was only the second time I forgot. The first time also was a Saturday. This past week the weather has been gorgeous here in San Jose. I haven’t spent much time lately getting any pictures of our yard happenings. This past week while the weather was cool and nice I took a few. I thought I would share some with you. It has been awhile since I have shared some fun pictures on my blog.
This guy has an injured foot. I noticed his injury about the same time I hurt my foot. I try to keep an eye on him and make sure he gets some nuts. And he makes sure I know he wants nuts. He will find a spot where he can look in a window at me and stare. He will stare at me until I go outside and give him some peanuts.
He is doing that now. Staring. Of course, I went outside and gave him some nuts. Did you notice how clear the sky is?
Sometimes the squirrels drop whatever it is once they get it up to the roof. There is often fruit in our yard that doesn’t blog to any tree we have.
Here is a picture of the cat enjoying the sun. She will stay in the sun for a bit, then get too hot and move.
The blue jay was getting some nuts. I took a few shots “through” the chair then I went out and turned it so I could get a clear shot. And of course I sat there for a long time waiting. I got bored with staring at my camera at a peanut filled chair so I started taking pictures of the cat. What happens? The blue jay sneaks back while I wasn’t paying attention. But I managed to get a few.
Of course the squirrels wanted some too!
I wanted to get some shots of our blooming rose bush. A while back I was unhappy with the wilderness that was out the window so I went outside and did some pruning. It was completely “Edward Scissorhands” style as I just took the saw and went right and left and left and right and up and down and down and up and all around. I just wanted all the wildness gone. So I was very concerned that I wrecked the bush. So when I saw one rose I was very happy. And now that the whole bush is blooming I am really happy and wanting to share. I’ve posted about how weird our roses are. But I still like them, even though they start out really sunset orange and then fade to a washed out peach. They SMELL really good. 
One bush has a single flower on it. The single flower is pictured below.
Well, thank you for stopping by and visiting our yard. We enjoy the entertainment the wildlife offers and the beauty that the flowers share with us. I hope you did too.
Do you have a flower garden? Do you have a vegetable garden? Fruit trees? Does any wildlife visit your yard?
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Michele said
Yay roses!
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terrepruitt said
Said as one that was on the phone with me when the slaughter occurred! I am glad they came back!
And what? No yay squirrels? No yay blue jays? No yay Spot? Lol!
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Michele said
Yay squirrels, Yay blue jays, and for sure Yay Spot!!!! I surely did enjoy all the photos 🙂 xoxoxo
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terrepruitt said
🙂
I figured you might as the post was “non-Nia” and showed a bright sunny day outside! 🙂
Thank you so much for looking and commenting. It means a lot!
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Lynette Garcia said
I really enjoyed your yard. Great pics. My favorite animal friend from the past was my squirrel. They are soooo smart!
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terrepruitt said
Is this THE Lynette Garcia? Wow!
Squirrels are very cunning, but I have reached the conclusion that they don’t see well because a nut can be RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM and they don’t SEE it. It is very odd.
Thanks for reading/looking and commenting!
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Jerry A Ross said
Enjoyed your photos–Jerry Ross
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terrepruitt said
Thank you, Jerry!
Thanks for reading and commenting!
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suzicate said
These photos are amazing. I adore the first one of the squirrel! The next to the last one of the rose is gorgeous.
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terrepruitt said
In the first one the squirrel is staring at me telling me he wants peanuts. And our roses this year are so awesome. I am loving them. The rose bush is right outside a window I am looking through often so I am really enjoying it!
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