N- and I went for a walk this afternoon after the rain stopped. While we were out, we saw several Robins (haven't seen any in our yard yet this year) and a Bald Eagle (second time this week!). Just now, I was in the backyard watching a herd of deer in the neighbor's yard and I noticed a small sparrow scratching for seeds on top of our root cellar. ( Read more... )

Five. Deer.

One of them is still hanging out in the front yard of the house across the street.

Edit: The kids watched them go back and forth between various houses across the street. Meanwhile, I went to the kitchen to start supper. There were five more deer in the neighbor's yard out that way, too!

For supper tonight, I made meatball subs on home made Italian wheat rolls, plus peanut butter cookies for dessert.

I used this recipe for the meatballs, substituting deer burger (ground deer mixed with ground pork) for the meat, and I skipped the cheese because of N-'s allergies. I chopped the onion, garlic, parsley (fresh from my windowsill) and ( Read more... )

It's currently 9° and feels like -8°. Windchill is vicious! Without actually using a ruler, I'd guess we got 4"-5" of snow ( Read more... )

There's a Red-bellied Woodpecker on the tree outside my window. He's right at eye level, just looking for bugs. I'm gonna have to get a suet feeder for him soon. I just love seeing him out there, but usually, he's across the street.