Yard Trek–The Next Generation

How fun is this!!!

My neighbor lets me haunt his porch, watching mama feed her new hatchlings.  She is wary of me and lets me know I am an intruder, but I compliment her mothering skills and assure her that I am not a CAT!

Oh, No . . . Mustn’t Forget the Mama!!!

I forgot to include these in today’s post.  Sweet little mama!

I Must Thank My Squirrel

As much as it pains me to thank my ground squirrel,

I must give credit where credit is due–You!

You little escape artist–chew your way through plastic buckets artist–

cute but delinquent–You!

You chewed through the seed bag, then the plastic container

with the 2 then 3 then 4 bricks on top! Criminal rodent–You!

But your antics brought the birds!

And who would have thought that I would want not

1

but 2 windows cleaned!

Because of your pernicious prodding and larceny–cute as you are–

I decided to put a feeder there by my second clean window,

so I must thank you, my pesky inventive thief

for the wonder of close-up birds to further distract me from my work.

Let Us Pray

For grass and seed and backyard bounty,

for mates and chicks and sheltering,

I am thankful,

while groaning along with the rest of creation for wolf-lamb comforts

and calf, lion, and yearling communion,

and the leading of a little child.

That it would be soon

is my prayer.

The Last Thing My Stupid Brother Said . . .

My stupid brother said, “Dad always loved me best.”

I said, “Don’t look now, but here he comes! Dove as my witness!”

My stupid brother got busted, and that made me happy!

My Stupid Brother Said . . .

My stupid brother said I was going to get in big trouble for calling him stupid!

I said I was sorry.  “Tu es bête,” I said.

He smiled, and that made me happy!

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My Stupid Brother Said . . .

My stupid brother said that he was the fairest of the brood.

I said I thought I saw a mite on his feathers, but it just MIGHT have been nothing.

That made me happy!

The Birds and the Bees — Sans the Bees

Spring is in the air.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern

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