We got back from vacation yesterday, so this morning I headed up to the Post Office to pick up our mail. Glanced out the window on the way and saw 5 big turkeys hanging out in someone's yard, not too far away from the sidewalk. I don't think I'd want to try and convince these guys to yield the 'right of way' to me!

Driving home on the Interstate this afternoon, after a bit of Christmas shopping, we spotted three wild turkeys walking along the side of the road. Headed toward the next Tribal Council on Survivor Island, no doubt!

No, this isn't a sports page/business page mash-up! I was sitting at the computer earlier this morning and looked out into the back yard and saw a Baltimore Oriole! Goodness knows, I colored dozens of pictures of them when I was in school, but I'd never actually seen one before. So pretty..such an intense orange color against the black. I tried ( Read more... )

You never know what you're going to find in the backyard these days.

( Make way for ducklings. )