Audra Jennings

I did get 100 pages of reading done last night, but instead of reading all day, I went shopping. What I was really looking for was clothes, mainly shirts. I'm tired of wearing the same t-shirts especially all the time. I need something to take on vacation soon, but I should have been thinking about an upcoming business trip in September. I'll think about that later. I probably could have forgotten to look at a certain area of Belk in Waxahachie if my mom hadn't gone over to where they have some dishes. I'd thought about going over there, but I could have been distracted and not gone. I have a few plates that I picked up for decoration a year ago, but they had some new pieces. Owls that match the plates. And I saw this mug. You know I collect mugs. I had to get him though I didn't need him. Isn't he cute? My mom bought me the matching cookie jar for my birthday. In November. Maybe, I'll forget she has it. Since I bought the mug, I probably won...

I'm far from an outdoorsy nature person. However, I love the tree in my backyard, and mainly that I can see up in the tree from my desk.  It sure beats the view from over at the other place where I saw a busy street, the mail person driving by my mailbox, trash cans and the neighbors parking in front of my house. I guess part of the reason I am not blogging as much lately is I have less neighbor rants than I used to.  There is a flock of doves in my backyard, and I usually see a lot of blue jays and mocking birds. There's a lot of small birds too - sparrows I think - and maybe another variety. Most of the time the cardinals are out front, but I see some of those too. I've been hearing a woodpecker, but had not seen one yet. And definitely hear an owl or two at any time of the day. I saw one fly into a tree down the block one evening after walking the neighborhood, but not in my yard. Until Tuesday. That morning, I saw a flash of red out of the corner of...