Pictures from the missed months

Not sure what this squirrel wanted, but think maybe it missed it mark and landed on the screen. Took awhile to figure out how to get back to the garage roof.




This heron was hanging out at the South end of Evergreen Lake, trying to hide from view, it finally got out from behind the tall grass and trees and was able to take the picture.



The rest of the pictures are random shots of visitors to our Normal Back Yard.

A new posting for a New Year

My last posting was August of 2008 and then I took a long vacation! It seems I got a little lazy and a little busy at the same time. I decided to retire on September 30 of 2008 and had a lot of work to get done before I left, so many hours spent getting things caught up at work. A week of vacationing with the grandkids in Georgia in October and another week over Thanksgiving kept us busy. We all know how busy Christmas can be so it is now the 2009.

I think my last posting talked about the hawk returning and today he made another vivid visit. This time he caught and devoured a Starling. You saw the pictures above and a video showing the action is below. The video is graphic. As an update the pacemaker is working and I am enjoying retirement. I especially enjoy Wednesday and Friday afternoons as I am able to bowl with other Seniors. As the young kid on the block at 64 I get the privilege to bowl with both men and women from 65 to 93 and they bowl pretty good!