Backyard Yellow Bird

 

This week, we have a new yellow birdy. Mama thinks it is a Female Summer Tanager because of the shape if its beak, but it could also just be an American Goldfinch. Whatever it is, it sure is a pretty shade of yellow!

She does get  bit grumpy tho...

Hey little Yellow bird, quit being so bossy!

(Why are you laughing Mama??)

What birds are you all seeing out your windows this week??

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Getting our Kix on Travel Tuesday

We are so happy to share some of the fun we had during our trip to Tucumcari, NM a couple of weeks ago. The highlight of this trip was actually a road trip that we took to explore Route 66 in Texas.

Tucumcari is closer to the Texas border than home, so it only took one nap to get to our first stop.

Adrian, Texas is the halfway point between Chicago, where Route 66 starts, and Santa Monica, (in Los Angeles) where Route 66 ends.

They have this cute little park to help mark the spot.

The town of Adrian is pretty small and they embrace their part in Route 66's history.

We celebrated Route 66 by getting our pictures taken with Lightning McQueen from the Pixar movie Cars! 

(We may have been more interested in the puppies nearby)

After Adrian, we went into to Amarillo (We'll have more on our stop in Amarillo on Thursday). 

On the way back to Tucumcari from Amarillo, we made a walkie stop  in Vega, Texas.

Vega, Texas is another town that was hit hard after Interstate 40 replaced Route 66. They are a quaint little town and had nice grass for sniffing and a nice sidewalk for walkies!

We found this cool old gas station that was turned into a Museum along our walk! 

It may be closed now, but back in the 1920's through the 1940s it was a major service station serving the traffic along Route 66!

Mama thinks the magnolia name and logo are pretty cool!

After another short nap ride, we were back at our campground in Tucumcari!

Isn't finding cool places to go while we're camping fun, Sunny??

Weeeelllllll, I suppose Rosy, but I sure wish we could get places without actually being in the car...

Auggie the Alien: Next time, let's just take my spaceship!

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Mama's Monday Aaaws

 Before I let Mama start her Monday Aaaws, I wanted to thank everyone for all the birthday wishes last week. I had a pawsome birthday full of naps, chasing birdies and I even had chicken chips (which I highly recommend). 

Now...I'll hand things over to Mama!

This sleepy, snuggly birthday girl topped my Awws list last week

This colorful hummingbird mural made me smile

Finishing this 2000 piece puzzle brought brought a lot of relieved aaaws

How can you not go awwww when you see a skelaton with bunny ears waving at you?

Project Hail Mary brought multiple aaaws. First the book (a must read or must audiobook listen), and then the movie. 10 out of 10 stars for both!

Last, but certainly not least, sleepy half in/half out of her bed Rosy girl rounds out my aaaws of the week! 

xoxo,

Beth

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This is Six

For my first birthday, we went to the California mountains in CeeCee.

My second birthday we were in our new house in Rio Rancho, NM! This was the year I started all my leggy surgeries.

This is me, when I turned three.  

Mama cut my ears really short that year.

At four my leggies were all healed up.

This is Five, I started my librela shots and life got even better!

 

..and This is Six!

 I'm feeling great and I can't wait to see what the next six years bring!!

FFF - Proud as a Peacock

 

Welcome to Nature Friday where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. Today, on my birthday eve, I thought I would share a few fun facts about my favorite bird, the Peafowl!

Peacocks are the males of the Peafowl family.

They have decorative tails that make up over 60% of their total length.

They are also known to be fearless...kinda like me!

The average lifespan of the Peafowl is 10-20 years.

The peahen hatches 3-6 eggs a season and sometimes lays an unfertilized "clutch" of eggs away from her nest as decoys to attract predators. Needless to say the females of the species are VERY smart (also like me).

Thanks for joining me as we took a look at the

peafowl. It's fun to see a bird that isn't toootttaaalllly silly!

We hope all our friends get to experience some Nature this weekend!!

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.

Sunny's Six Sixth Birthday Thankfuls

 

 Six Sunny Thankfuls of 2026!

1. We are so thankful for how smart Sunny is, she can do all kinds of tricks AND, like her big brother Bilbo before her, she keeps us on schedule...Especially when it comes to snuggle and treat time!

2. Sunny has decided that snuggling is pretty cool. She will come over and lay down in Mama's lap every evening at 8pm!

3. Monthly Librela shots have really worked for Sunny and make a big difference in dulling her leggy pain.

4. We are thankful every year Sunny's reactivity seems to damper a bit more. Today, Sunny is more likely to jump up and join us on the couch than she is to try and bully Rosy off the couch. 

Which leads us to....

5. Family snuggle time! It is nice to see Rosy and Sunny laying down with the pawrents on the couch

6. Sunny's individuality is something we treasure. She has always been a girl who does things her way and we love her for it.

Sunny is such a joy and we are so thankful to have her as a member of our family!

Thank you to Maxwell and Angel Brian for hosting the

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Birthday Week Birdies

Happy Backyard Wildlife Wednesday!! Today, it seems the birdies got together and threw me a birdy birthday pawty!  Just check out everyone at the fountain:

Thanks for the fun Birthday Dance, Birdies!

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