Just a shout out to all my friends who visit me here! And to one of my newest friends Debi at "Giraffe Head Tree" http://giraffeheadtree.blogspot.com/ who has a delightful blog worth visiting.
We are planning a visit in the future and I just can't wait to meet her!
They have many guinea fowl that are paired up and laying eggs. Rather than leaving them to the wilds they got an incubator and have nearly 100 eggs warming to hatch! 
They have the biggest ducks I've ever seen,
and this beautiful male Peacock struttin his stuff!!! 
Morgan and I were invited in the pen to get nice pictures.
The oldest male was just spectacular,
and this female, a beauty,
but my heart still belongs to the guineas. 
Oh and I won't forget Miss Prissy who no one can hold a candle too. She is just the sweetest Collie dog around!
She told me she thought it was an Arrowhead Spiketail! I Bugguide.net-ed it and yep, that's what it is. I still kind of like my name for it better! 
I am having a time identifying this guy. Dragonflies can be very difficult to identify with some species that need a real expert in a lab to do the job. 
We turned east up the hill, and then down the hill, and before we got to the next hill we spied Mr. Tuxedo before he spotted us. Why...doesn't he remind me of someone...Oh Poppy from Frome!
There are lots of pine trees which I didn't see much of in Chaumont,
I'm not sure what these are but they do smell like our honeysuckle up north.
There are ponds and streams along the way. 
A couple of the locals!
Turning back now I just love this pond with the bird houses and old farm equipment, 
and they have this wonderful grass that is just starting to sprout. You can see how very tall it will get this summer. I might have to ask for some of that!
With the sun getting low and the hills seeming steeper it was time call it a walk. 
We'll have to head west on our next trip out!
I think my Uncle Lloydie must have known something when he found this for me!
Well, now we have a big hole up there, but we'll get it fixed, and I didn't like that light fixture anyway! 
The grass carpet under the tree's foot looked cushy and soft...
and a small hosta growing out of the forest floor caught my eye. 
I could'nt resist tickling this fellow out of his tunnel with a blade of grass...it works almost everytime, well at least the first time, then they wise up to your trick!
And my new favorite critter... 
Looking back at the oak walking up a steep grade. 
Turning back home now we begin to enter the woods.
The previous owners actually lived in two places on the property. They started their first home, a trailer, closer to the road and there is evidence of gardens along the way. 
Periwinkle lines the driveway where the first home was placed.
Getting closer to home I can just see a hint of yellow from my gardens through the trees there on the left.
The woods are so well canopied that very little seems to grow below them, leaves keep things from filling in, which is nice for walking. 
There are many oaks but this one in the center is one that caught my eye. It is quite large and looks like it may have been hit by lightning at least once. I'll have to do a more detailed post on this and other old looking trees here.
I can't wait to find out more about the trees I have here. I love the bark on this one. It is very tall.
Here we are, almost home now...and who is that waiting for me.
Ole? 
Oh yeah, sorry buddy, I couldn't take you along today. 
It was a perfect day and no scorpions to be seen!
