hurricane weekend

Calm before the storm?
Friday night before Ike hits Texas coast

Austin ended up being out of harm's way
receiving only some blustery winds

but they didn't stop this dude
from squirreling away all the nuts he could find

Labor Day Hunting Expedition

the bird dogs, ready and waiting for the hunt

Labor Day weekend usually means a trip to the farm and dove hunting. This year, we hunted in our yard, and instead of a shotgun, I used my camera. Here are a few "captures"
more photos from the weekend here
no idea what kind of bee/insect this is, but he was quite interested in the yellow bells

fall can't be far off now

finally, the elusive hummingbird...

then the last capture of the weekend, this pretty butterfly