Living Organisms at Home

Living a few minutes outside of the city in Leon Springs, I definitely see plenty of examples of living organisms in and around my home.  For example, when coming home late at night or leaving for school early in the morning I have to constantly be on the lookout for deer on or around the roads.  I will often see deer feeding from the grass on my own front lawn when I get home at night.

Inside my own home, I also have my favorite example of a living organism, my mini dachshund Nova.  She is also the most SPOILED example I could think of. 

My dad has our backyard very well kept up so there are numerous examples of organisms out there as well.  He has rows of roses and various plants throughout the yard.

I took these pictures after a heavy rain we had, so the droplets of water were still on the rose.  We also have two hummingbird feeders hanging from our back porch, which is always attracting the birds.  My mom and I like to sit outside on the swing (very quietly, or else they'll fly away!) and watch the little hummingbirds use the feeders.  I tried to get a picture of one, but they kept flying away as I tried to get close enough to capture the shot!