Peaches on our two peach trees are almost ready. End of August or early September they'll be ready to pick and enjoy. Not as many on the trees as last year though. Added a picture of last year's haul, and that was only one picking. #peaches #fruittrees #frontyard

Dish plate hibiscus are starting to bloom #flowers #hibiscus #frontyard

Still one of my favorite clips from last winter. Our heated kitty condos are popular with all the forest animals. #kittycondos #backyard #woodchucks #relaxation #agoodnightssleep #stretching

More garden pictures while I'm watering this morning #ourgarden #watering #raisedgardens #herbs

Out early every morning to water the garden, plants, flowers, and fill the birdfeeders. Always fun to see new flowers blooming, and those that all of a sudden are doing well. Our roses are getting their second wind. #flowers #roses #aroundtheyard

Not ready yet, but almost ready for picking. Our garden has lots of fresh veggies on the vines. #ourgarden #eggplant #peppers #squash

These petunias grow every year in our driveway. What's funny is they alternate garage doors just about every year. #drivewayflowers #frontyard #summer #petunias

Took a quick walk this morning past our birdfeeding station to my favorite place to sit. It's on the edge of the woods behind our home. It's a great place to watch the birds,and listen to their songs. Enjoy it winter, spring, summer and fall. #backyard #woods #nature #favoriteplaces

Took me awhile to pick this morning. Had to upgrade to a bigger basket. Lots and lots of pickles. #garden #veggies #harvest #dillpicklestobe

Getting a quick snack in before a line of strong thunderstorms roll in. #birds ##redbelliedwoodpecker #birdfeeders #thunderstorms

Nice that the largest surviving woodpecker species on the continent dropped by to check out our garden. Thanks for visiting. #pileatedwoodpecker #garden #birds #ouryard

Taking time to enjoy the treetop view this morning while filling the backyard feeders. #feeders #oaktrees #sunshine #summer

I've been feeding birds and the forest animals in my backyard for years. I'm up early, but on this day I was running a little late. Before I headed out to stock the feeders, I looked out the window and saw these deer patiently waiting for breakfast. #deer #feeders #latebreakfast #backyard

White breasted nuthatch doing a little tree climbing. A beautiful morning to be watching birds out by the backyard feeders. #birds #whitebreastednuthatch #birdfeeders #backyard #treetops

Our boy Lucky keeping an eye on things for us in the backyard #cats #backyard #lookoutpost

Think this one who is about the size of a quarter, slipped out of someone's aquarium and is now enjoying his new found freedom in our garden. #garden #frogs #backyard #nature

Need help identifying this one at the feeders this morning. Couldn't get any closer. Is it a Pine Gtosbeak, a purple finch or house finch? #birds #birdfeeders #backyard #pinegrosbeak #finches

My lucky day I guess. Another one of my favorite birds, a red bellied woodpecker, visited the birdfeeders for a suet plug snack this morning. Notice my suet plug feeder has seen better days. Not sure what tastes better, the suet or feeder. #birds #birdfeeders #backyard #redbelliedwoodpecker

One of my favorites a rose breasted grosbeak stopped by early this morning for a snack #birds #birdfeeders #backyard #rosebreastedgrosbeak

Mandevilla plants showing their beautiful flowers and our elephant ear plant is huge this summer. #mandevilla #elephantearplant #backyard

Showing me its beautiful wings during a visit when I was watering the garden early this morning #butterfly #Monarch #garden

Baby Robin's waiting for Mom to come back with a meal #birds #robins #nests #backyard

Blackberries,lemons, and peaches all doing well #fruits #Blackberries #lemons #peaches #backyard

This is our indoor cat Lucky boy. Lucky was abandoned by his Mom when he was just days old. We adopted him. He was bottle fed by his new Mom for weeks. Three years later he goes outside to the backyard on a leash to visit his brothers CB and Zorro, and his sister Maxie. #cats #kittens #backyard

Maxie is our female outdoor cat. She's a sweetheart. Here she is spending time at the feeders with her squirrel buddies. #cats #feeders #squirrels #backyard

Lots of butterfly activity in the flowers and garden in the early mornings. #butterflies #garden #milkweed #backyard

You want me on that gate, you need me at that gate! Our watch cats on guard duty this morning making sure we're safe. #watchcats #backyard #guardduty #gate

I didn't hear him knock at the door early this morning. He must have wanted to tell me the birdfeeders were empty. #birds #cardinal #birdfeeders #frontdoor

These were our two adopted kittens Flower and Orange. They were outdoor boys, and we adopted them when they were just kittens. No longer here, let's just say they kept us on our toes. We miss them big time, but so fortunate they chose us to live with. #catsaturday #kittens #cats #ourboys

On my way to the birdfeeders it seems like there's more color every morning in the back yard. #flowers #backyard #color #summer