Now that fall is officially here it means I can stop worrying about the veggies and the flowers and start focusing on more important things, like getting myself in shape for the upcoming winter. I don't know how I managed it, but I gained almost 25 extra pounds over the summer despite being pretty active …
It's still raining heavily here, which is why I was surprised to hear the doorbell ring and find a pair of Mormon missionaries at the door this morning. I don't know if they get extra bonus temple points for converting people during bad weather, but I didn't feel like playing along so I just ignored …
Draco has discovered the bird feeders out front these last few days and has taken to watching them as well as the little pond where they like to take baths, which is quite amusing. None of the other dogs seem nearly as interested as he is; they're too busy playing with their toys and bugging …
The robin has abandoned the flowerbox nest she built, leaving two beautiful blue eggs behind as a reminder to me of how precarious life can be. The relentless attacks from the collared doves finally pushed her out, I'm afraid. She was just too exposed to keep them from noticing her. 😦 It also didn't help …
"The doves will try to kill the baby robins," the neighbor warned us when we told her about the nest. She was right. For the last few days there have been countless battles waged against the window above the robin's nest in the flowerbox. Every couple of hours it seems, I hear squawking and the …
