Awesome photos today gals and guys! Vique, reasons to shoot a deer! 1. They are as tasty as they are cute. MMMM Bambi burgers. 2. They will devastate a pine tree farm in a day or so if they are not kept out. Many people would not have Xmas trees if that happens. Many people would losse a lot of income. Taking a few for food and other items is better than poisoning them as some folk do. 3. They will eat crops and flowers gardens again taking away from some persons food and income. 4. Hides of deer make the warmest boots and pants and jackets. CT

Every year I make tamales at Christmas time. I didn't make as many this year, only about 5 dozen but at least I got them made. It is a big tradition in this area...and I finally managed to get some made. I did it in steps because my stamina is very short lived ... It's probably my imagination but I think they are the best tasting I have ever made....or could it be that they took the most effort of any that I have ever done....I used clickable thumbprints so I could show you all three pictures.

Evenshade I like that photo. When I was at the gateway to the Inca Trail I was practically on my knees taking pictures of the moss and tiny plants growing out of the cracks on the stone path. The same when I was walking on a Ozark Mountain behind my cousin's home, tiny plants everywhere.

Blast from the past! Snickerdoodles fresh out of the oven. They were a pain rolling into tsp size balls then into cinnamon sugar. Some grew into each other, hence the square-ness. My food pics are never pretty, but they're good! LOL