You never know who’s going to wander up from the woods lately.

The other day….

It was a pair of deer and a pair of turkeys.

One of the turkeys was occasionally headless.

But they all kept pace.

Right up to the feeders for a nosh.

Mother and son.

You never know who’s going to wander up from the woods lately.

The other day….

It was a pair of deer and a pair of turkeys.

One of the turkeys was occasionally headless.

But they all kept pace.

Right up to the feeders for a nosh.

Mother and son.

I think I forgot to post the final results of all the husband’s he didn’t want to do it and grumbled the whole time hard work bordering my garden bed.

And while I’m not usually a huge marigold fan…..

I do like the yellow and orange colors against the red barn, so I filled the bed with them and mulched.

With a baby chucker watching me the entire time. Thankfully marigolds are unappetizing to wildlife….. so he sniffed and moved on.

Viola.
Baby barn beautification complete.

While relaxing on the barn porch the other afternoon…..

Our peace and quiet was disturbed by one very perturbed rodent.

Momma squirrel was back and chattering up a storm.
She was scrambling up and down the posts.

Running back and forth along the eaves.

And most definitely making her presence known.
Her memory is long.
And apparently all has not been forgiven.
First my husband wanted to clean out the barn.
Then he planted some trees.
And if those two things weren’t miraculous enough? I woke up the other morning to this:

The husband, behind the baby barn.. with a pick axe.

Rototilling some dirt the old fashioned way.
I couldn’t believe it was happening.

But he was finally willing to do something with the giant patch of weeds he wouldn’t let me turn into a garden bed.

He turned the soil over.
He raked it.
He even *gasp!* spread grass seed.

I couldn’t believe it.

Then he pulled this out…

And I could.

No new fangled high tech sprinkler for my husband. No sir.
Not when one from the middle of the last century he bought at a yard sale for a quarter is available.

Did it work?
Well, not quite.
The twirling sprinkler didn’t twirl…. but the husband was not deterred.

He twirled it manually with the rake handle while I tried (unsuccessfully) not to laugh.
But the biggest miracle of all?

Was his sacred pile of dirt.
That weed encrusted dirt pile has been an eyesore for almost 5 years. I was forbidden to touch it because, it’s dirt.
He might need it one day.

But…

He dug into it….

Leveled it flat and spread grass seed.

Though he did switch to my more modern hose attachment for the final watering.
So there you have it. Proof positive miracles do happen.
And come in threes.
In life, symmetry is rare.

So when you see a baby woodchuck….

In the woodshed?

You reward him with an apple.

Because he’s just that cute.
And he doesn’t always get along with his family.
I think we can all relate to that.
Because we’re still stuck in it and still trying to laugh.

Definitely not a Baskin and Robbins flavor I’m going to embrace.

Well, there wasn’t any Charmin on the grocery store shelf this week…..
I’m game.

While this isn’t necessarily pandemic related, it still holds true.

Who’s with me?
And on the ground.

It was a meet cute.

And apparently they hit it off.

She was a foxy lady after all.

A little snuggling.

A few nips behind the ear.

And viola.
A happy couple.

Or not.
What do I know?

Does anyone need a banana phone?
No.
But buy one and save a gorilla just the same.

A must for Star Wars fanatics.
Yes James, I’m talking to you.

Cake.
On a stick.
Need I say more?

I’m not sure my bar game could possibly be more up, but bottles of gin are definitely my favorite DIY.

While I take umbrage at the horrible people designation (I’ve always thought of myself as just slightly awful) this is one seriously bawdy, provocative, risqué fun party game.
Does it surprise you to know I have all 6 expansion packs?

It shouldn’t.
So if you like raunchy, crude, earthy blue humor?
Give it a try.
I have no idea why we have a pair of visiting Mallard ducks this year…

But like all the other critters who venture in….. they’re welcome.

Though the drake’s table manners leave a little to be desired.

Is standing in the dish of deer grain really necessary?

Other times he’s a bit like Caligula.

And eats lying down.

Ducks.
I hope they remember how nice we are to them.

It’s fierce.
And when her babies are around?

(Yes, I’m talking about woodchucks…. were you expecting something else?)

When her babies are here….

And her babies are there…

Momma knows no fear.
Take a look at who she chased the other evening.
You go momma chucker!