Carl Winters Blog, Real Estate Inspector, New Braunfels, Texas

Howdy Carl

Thank you for showing us your pals.

I like your photos very much.

Have a good one

Dale

Thanks Dale for stopping by. I just love watching wildlife and deer are my favorite. We get a kick in the Spring watching the fawns when they are first born. With all the new development going on around us they are running out of places to hang out. I really hate all these ranches that are being sold  to build new houses. One day we probably won't have any wildlife left to watch.

Howdy Carl

I know what your saying. I get tears in my eyes when I see new development taking wildlifes land from them.

I hope that day does not come Carl.

My be realters can start saleing homes to them. LOL!!

Have a good one

They are all over our place, but i like those with the spots, great pics.

Hello Vicki - Thanks for stopping by to see my pals. The white tale fawns loose their spots after they are a couple months old but Axis deer always keep their spots. Hunter's use to sneak in at night to shot an Axis but now they don't allow hunting since our area is growing and more  people are moving in.

Hey Carl,

Nice pictures -- you're really enjoying that new camera, aren't you.

Judi: I am still learning. There are sure lots of things that little camera can do, would't think something this small could have so many advantages. It seem to take a long time to upload my pictures when I write my reports. I need to figure out how to put arrows in so I can point to specific items when I want to draw attention to that item. I hope I can have time tomorrow to play around with it.

Thanks Judi, I really appreciate your help. We did have fun with Jimmy.

What software are you using to write your reports.  Identify it and I'll bet there's someone here who can help you with the arrows, etc.

 Let us know.

 

Carl, if you are looking for a simple, very easy to use free tool to annotate photos with then go to www.whispersolutions.com and download their "ImageEdit Lite" program. It is very simple and does just the right amount of things for use with inspection reports. I've used it for several years and wouldn't consider anything else. It's a standalone program so it is not dependent upon your report writing s/w to work.

Thanks Michael: I'll give it a try. I use Whisper for my reports and may have it downloaded but was not aware of it. Will give it a go first chance I get.

By the way I put on a blog referencing Labor Day and thoughts for military and families for this upcoming holiday. I thought about your son when I put it on. Hope all is going well.

Also put another blog on referencing 9/ll encouraging everyone to please fly the American Flag.

Carl

I love the pictures Carl.

I realize that many people enjoy the sport of hunting and that in todays world, where there are less and less natural predators, thinning the herd is necessary. I especially don't have a problem with hunting if the meat is being used to feed a family.

I do have a problem with hunters that hunt for the sake of the trophy alone. I always wanted land that had an abundance of wildlife on it. I would put out food for the animals in the winter and the only shooting that would be allowed would be with a camera.

Steven: We really enjoy watching our wildlife. My wife said she saw a gray fox run across the road yesterday. I could not imagine us living in the city.

We do hunt down in South Texas, really just a place to gather with the family. If game is taken, whether birds or deer the meat is always used either by the family or given to an organization that will utilize the meat.

Here at home we are overrun with deer. The game and wildlife folks may have to do some thinning. It's getting to the point where it is a danger to driver's and causing accidents.

Nice pics Carl. Do you have a salt block for them?

This year we have had ample rain so they have plenty to eat. The oak trees are loaded with acorns and they know where all the oat fields are. Yes there are salt and mineral blocks out for all the animals. Plenty of water in the river so they do well on their own. They are use to the wild and we want them to stay that way. They are just curious and like to watch us and much as we watch them. As more and more of the area is being sold off they are always looking for new places to hang out. The bad part is when a ranch is sold off and housing developments move in they move on to another place. If this continues we won't have anymore wildlife to watch.