Bucks At Play

These two bucks were in the field just out our back door this morning, playing and locking horns.  I thought I had my camera in video mode when I shot this first picture and was disappointed that I didn't get a video of them playing.  Very shortly after snapping this photo, they went on their way. 

But...................wahoo.  I decided to keep watching (with my camera in VIDEO mode...this time) to see if they would continue to play.  It seemed it was the larger of the two bucks that wanted to keep playing, thus, I did get some footage.  The first footage I took was from inside our home.  I wanted to see if I could get a better shot so I snuck out the back door and stood on the porch, waiting for my moment.  Sure enough, the larger buck slowly moved towards the smaller buck and started to engage in another bout of play time.

Things U-NO

I found the cutest idea to make a handout for the Young Women in my ward.  I got my idea from SugarDoodle, and took it from there, making up my own handout.  I love the SugarDoodle site, giving me many ideas for my calling in my ward.  If I have the idea, I can usually come up with something but it's the IDEAS that give me trouble.  Don't ya just love people out there who are so generous and willing to share their ideas? - I DO!  Here is my version of someone else's idea. 

After all my hard work of making the handouts and tying them onto "U-NO" candy bars, I had my husband read my blog and he noticed a mistake in the second line of the handout.......it stated: who love you.  It should  have read: who loves you.  Yes, I could have just let it go and explain to the girls that I made a mistake and yada, yada, yada.  But to those of you reading this blog who know me, you know that wasn't going to happen.  Of course, I had to fix my mistake, re-run copies of the handout, cut them out, and re-tie them onto the candybars. 

Agh-h-h-h-h.........I feel better now.   

Portable Indoor/Outdoor Kerosene Heater

After much research, my husband purchased a Portable Indoor/Outdoor Kerosene Heater for an emergency heat source.  As a trial run, we have it burning in the dining room area this morning.  It actually puts out quite a lot of heat.  It has a heating capability of 1,000 square feet and will run for 12 hours on its 1.9 gallon capacity.  We can smell a little of the kerosene while it is burning but not too bad.  It states that if you light it outside then bring it in the house, you won't get the smell.  My husband lit it outside first but I guess he didn't wait long enough before bringing it in the house.  Either way, it's not too strong of a smell.

If you are interested and want more information about this heater, go to the following site.  It is on sale right now for $109.

Common Goldeneye Duck

I needed to go to town today to fill the car with gas and to pick up some groceries.  Can you imagine how much money we would save if we didn't have to eat.  We'd all be millionaires - Woopiekiay!  After leaving the grocery store, I headed for home when a thought came to me.......you haven't been to the mine hill bridge for awhile, why not take a little detour and go there.  I like taking pictures in that area........it seems there is always something there.  I wasn't disappointed in the detour.  I noticed some ducks swimming on the river so I decided to video them.  There were quite aways off so the video is pretty poor but when I turned and looked on the other side of the bridge, there was one a lot closer so I took a still photo of him.  I've never seen one of these ducks before so I came home a Googled it.  It is known as a Barrow's Goldeneye (diving sea duck).  They are a long-lived duck, living up to 18 years.  The duck was named after Sr. John Barrow, a fellow of the Royal Society.
OOPS......Good thing I have my bird-watching sister around.  She wrote and told me to check out the Common Goldeneye.  I checked it out and although similar, my duck seems to be the Common Goldeneye.  Thanks, SIS!.....and here I thought I was being smart and could do it without my sis....what on earth was I thinking?! - HA!