My dog, Carmelita, on the right, is less than thrilled with our new neighbor, Ivy, on the left. Her puppy energy is more than Carmelita cares to experience. :) She just moves away from the pup. Ivy is a 3 month old Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier and will be about 30 lbs. when she is grown. Carmelita is 10-1/2 years old and weighs 9 lbs. :) I think Ivy is just precious. She is sweet and wiggly and comes running whenever she sees me.

Squirrels have been busy getting these nuts of the tree and breaking them open. I assumed they are walnuts but now I'm not sure. I brought these home to put on my balcony for my squirrels.

This was also not the pic I chose for the 52Frames weekly challenge, but it was a close second choice. Is farming "nature"?

It’s a sad story. No, not my son’s son. My daughter’s son. She was not married to her son’s father. When she learned that she was pregnant, he ended the relationship. He had nothing to do with my grandson (except provide child support) until he was about 6 years old and then only sporadically visited or took him anywhere. Then, when Elijah was about 14 years old, “Dad” decided he would be a real father. Too little, too late. They never developed the wonderful relationship they could have had. But they did spend more time together. Elijah is a sweet young man and I am very proud of him.