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Our snow melted for a while this month and it made a nice background for portraits of our resident buck.
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He’s a big fella with a nice size and shape.
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Though his rack is a little squirrelly.
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It’s hard to tell if he’s an 8 or 9 pointer as his angles are all over the place.
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But I love his little white striped feet.
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And his smile of course.
We can all use more of those these days.
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The husband and I celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary recently… and there were flowers.
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We’re lucky to have a wonderful local florist just a few miles from our house.
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Or should I say I’m lucky, as the husband is rarely able to forget special occasions.
Our florist posts pictures of the arrangements she makes every week on Facebook and this recent customized request for a chef made me smile.
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How clever is that?
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As seen at the grocery store.
Makes me wonder how spicy this product has to be to warrant such a violent response.
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Enough said.
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We’ve been having a strange influx of evening gtosbeaks recently. They visit in large groups and are quite a dramatic sight.
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Cold?
Yes, it’s been cold.
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Though you wouldn’t know it by the Juncos. The snow doesn’t seem to bother them at all.
Brr!
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten can sleep anywhere at anytime.
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Even sitting up straight in the sun.
He really was sound asleep and tumbled onto the couch shortly after the picture was taken… losing all that hard won feline dignity in the process.
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As promised –
This isn’t the actual feathered roach clip photo I’d been searching for, but it’s from the same Halloween party circa 1981. By the time this was taken I’d lost the headband and tomahawk, but the clips are still there.
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We have one little visiting opossum.
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It’s so cold, and his fur is just thin hairs.
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I never understand how they can survive Maine winters, but they do.
And speaking of winter…
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This is our immediate future.
With the local news using some pretty technical meteorological terms…
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Major fluff!
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We have a nice big buck who thankfully survived hunting season this year.
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His rack is a little strange, but he’s a big impressive boy.
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When he comes to feed, his harem backs off.
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And he’ll chase off the youngsters until he eats his fill
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In the deer world, size does matter.
😉
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I love watching our backyard squirrels.
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Like this poor fellow in the middle who was late to the show and missed a spot in the prime feeders.
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He tried to share space in the larger feeder on the left, but was immediately kicked out by his brethren.
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So an attempt was made on the covered feeder at the end.
And may I just say those are some impressive abs? To heck with a six pack, this boy has a 12.
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The lid is solid metal, too heavy for the poor squirrel to shift.
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And the bottom lip way is too small for the squirrel to perch.
A valiant attempt, but he ended up back on the ground scrounging for fallen seed.
Better luck next time little guy.
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Reading, with cat.
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It’s cute, but not always easy.
And speaking of cats…
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I’m wearing my fair share of battle armor myself and should probably eat healthier.
And speaking of eating healthier, I found this recipe…
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A good for you snack.
And speaking of that…
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I never knew this.
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And am glad I’ve only ever fed our squirrels raw nuts.
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And speaking of squirrels…
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They’ve been driving His Lordship crazy.
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Knowing he can’t reach them…
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They’ve been mercilessly cavorting on our deck providing hours of free kitty entertainment… as well as frustration.
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We’ve had some super bright moons this month which makes for better backyard deer photos.
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Until said deer spots you through the window and runs.
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It’s amazing how much they play, running, roughhousing and even kicking each other.
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Maybe it was a full moon influence.
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And no, we don’t live on Tatooine…
It’s just a triple moon reflection on the window.
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Our backyard herd is growing.
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We started with two, then five…
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Now there are ten, sometimes eleven.
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*Note to self- buy more deer grain*
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I love the blues and whites of a winter morning.
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Or at least I did, until yesterday’s rain melted it all.
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I do not love the fact that the New York Times locked me out of the mini crossword and the tiles game I’d been playing for free until I updated my mobile app.
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Boo to that.
On a happier note, there was a new bird sighting at Casa River.
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Not a great picture, but he flew off too quickly for more than one.
Evening Grosbeak.
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This sounds like my perfect retirement plan.
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Sign me up!
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Oh, hell no.
I’ve never fired a gun, but that abomination might make me reach for one.
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This.
This is why I never begrudge our grey squirrels a meal.
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And finally, just in time for Christmas… an epic gingerbread house fail from my pickle algorithm.
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Just….
No.
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It’s that time of year!
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Temperatures have dropped and the ground is covered in snow.
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The deer are back…
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And they’re hungry.
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Such beauties.
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We love them.
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