Springtime

My pepper seedlings are showing their wee green heads. I got a "thank you" token from YDL of a little planter w/basil seeds. They too have popped. All five hens are laying, even Padme. Giving eggs to Katie (Z's girl of 3 months now) and Anna. Ironic that if I had access to Matt's lemons I could makeand sell curd and be RICH! LOL! It is windy and rainy and after Izzy's 27th bDay dinner tomorrow Pete and I are flying to Albuquerque to hang with Lisa C and Paulie for a few days. I reading alot.Can't write. Absolutely can not concentrate.

One more week and I'll be in SoCal for my birthday weekend...

In the meantime I chase "park grackles" out of the chicken pen (they are eating the organic kibble for the hens...who only want to eat the fatty scratch) and watch the squirrels steal the bird seed from the song bird feeders. Someone sent me rainbow flame pinecones????? No card, just like the mysterious Xmas Jam.

pepper seed or gravity feed

Feeding the birds is fun. Feeding the squirrels? Not so much! The hot pepper suet and feed assuredly works well, but is so pricey! One squirrel braved the flavor but then tried to clean his whiskers on the picnic table. The gravity feeder we bought recently also works but it is so small the bluejays don't fit. Need to get the big one.