The days have still been pleasant enough to take long walks

and to see many creatures enjoying the 

warm sunshine.....

this spider is amazingly large.....

and to me..........looks like it stepped out of  a

Tim Burton movie.......don't you think? 

This is a Golden Orb Weaver and is not harmful. 

The last of my flowers........one is the ..Butterfly Weed........

is certainly living up to it's name

it is attracting many butterflies

as is the morning glory     

and Chrysanthemum 

and it is still warm enough to bring out what I am not fond of

these past few weeks rattlesnakes have been everywhere .......

on the patio, on the front porch, in my flower beds......at my shop steps

and a den was in our storage shed.  They certainly make me nervous.

Yet they have their own beauty.

Now......let me introduce you to my newest hobby adventure...........

Gus and Tex

(GUS)

I have been wanting to raise miniature chickens for a while. As you read in my last post

my old rooster died.  I have 3 regular size hens left .......

and now I have found these wonderful tiny roosters..........they are only 10 inches tall

They are Wheaten Old English Bantams 

(TEX)

I love they way they sound when they crow........almost like a squeak toy.

I bought these at a flea market........they are a year old.  The lady who was selling them did not have any hens left.............so she is supposed to have hens for me next month. 

Now Thanksgiving is upon us.  

Here's wishing you many wonderful things to be thankful for on your Thanksgiving day .......

and every day beyond that!

For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night,

For health and food, for love and friends,

For everything Thy goodness sends.

Father in heaven, we thank Thee!

Ralph Waldo Emerson