| Oh my goodness here it is, the holiday season | | | | put away for the winter before "the |
| arrives, Christmas is just around the corner | | | | terrorists" came through. The pond is still |
| and I'm so glad I'm not a turkey! The | | | | available and they play in that, I get to |
| raccoons have been in the garden, we have | | | | listen to the dog grumble at them for most of |
| renamed them "the terrorists". I have no | | | | the night. I have to admit I would rather |
| surviving birdhouses or birdfeeders left, | | | | have "the terrorists" than the local bears. |
| luckily there is still so much natural food | | | | We have one male the size of a Volkswagen, |
| around no one is going hungry. | | | | eek , I stepped out on the porch to check out |
| | | | a noise and he was strolling through the |
| There is actually a good side to the loss of | | | | yard, the dog barked at him and he strolled |
| all my wonderful decorative birdfeeders, I | | | | off, they never seem to get too riled up by |
| get to get new ones, how fun! Not only that, | | | | anything, thank goodness. |
| but when friends ask what I want for | | | | |
| Christmas I have something concrete to tell | | | | As soon as it snows seriously I will put out |
| them. Get me some brand new, fabulous, | | | | the heated birdbaths so that my residents, |
| decorative birdfeeders, in any size, design | | | | (no visitors this time of year) can get |
| or color for big birds and little birds, | | | | enough water. The bears, who also get into |
| please. I get to remodel the yard. Well maybe | | | | the birdfeeders, hibernate soon but the |
| it's more like urban renewal than remodeling. | | | | raccoons don't, they just seem to disappear |
| | | | mid winter for awhile so I can put up my new |
| Luckily I managed to get all the bird baths | | | | decorative birdfeeders. |