Abbondanza

Wildlife was front and center in abundance yesterday, start to finish.  Opening the door at first light to step out for more firewood, there was a spike-horn buck in the front driveway.  He evidently didn't hear the door, as he ambled along without a care.  Maybe 15 turkey hens were impatiently waiting for the breakfast buffet to open when I went out for chores.  Coming back from the barn, a pair of red-tail hawks had been eyeing the hens from the big oak.  Loudly voicing their displeasure at my approach, they flew off.  Those chickens aren't dummies.  They had all clustered in the coop, quiet as mice.  Later on, when Bess and I went to sit on the deck to thaw out, the spike and two ladies were grazing in the front pasture.  They lifted their heads, but went on as if we weren't there.  I kind of like that.

It was a good day.