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Just stuff

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Tuesday was lawn cutting day, the first mowing of the season, so there were plenty of branches and pine cones to pick up. At the end of a hard day, I burned up the stuff I couldn't recycle and had a nice marshmellow toast!

Wednesday was scrub the porch and patio, do laundry and clean the patio furniture, so I took my camera outside and was ready when this little black and white warbler came along.

It was a beautiful day, the kitties were playing in the grass and the hawks were gliding in circles, they usually check us out early in the morning, but since I keep the baby chicks locked up, they realize there's nothing to eat and leave about 10am. Of course the cardinals were back, this one waiting for his turn at the bird feeder.

Early Morning Rescue

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I thought I saw a flash of red this morning outside the bedroom window. When I looked closer, I saw that there were two cardinals that had flown into the chicken pen and couldn't find their way out. I started looking for a pair of shoes when Arthur pointed out that I had better hurry. One of the cats had noticed them too and was looking a little too interested.

Barefoot, I chased the cat out, one of the cardinals had flown away already but the other was still there. I think she was really scared because she let me pick her up. I cuddled her for awhile, then suddenly she released her grip on my finger and flew away.
I thought the chickens might like a little topography in their pen, also some chicken-style Christmassy decorations. I already had lights on the pen, but when I cut up the Christmas tree, I thought they would enjoythe branches too. Sure enough, EVERYONE had to check it out.