Our Peaceable Christmas Kingdom

                    The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks

                       Christmas breakfast consisted of fresh from the oven popovers, scrambled eggs and cheese with coffee, of course!!

                      During breakfast I got a text from Mindy, we were up to 13 baby goats!!  She knows I get excited about more goat's milk!!

     The pileated and crow came for breakfast.  I made a suet block just for them.

            The day before I took a feast down to the pasture for the deer.  The pumpkins I grew for autumn decorating get eaten in the winter.

     Look closely.  Can you see her?  Yep!! That's Baby at the deer block!

     I called her name, she looked up and came closer.  I did not see her mother, who I hope was nearby.  They are supposed to stay together for two years.

December 2012  While living in GA, I had a rufous hummingbird show up where the local bird group came out and banded her.   Here I am lucky enough to get another hummer spending winter at my house!!

    I went to the wood shed for a few logs to toss on the fire and heard that familiar buzz and could not believe a hummer was at my frozen feeder.

    I quickly made a fresh batch of food so she/he would have something fresh and warm to drink.  

    I contacted the local bird club and they hooked me up with Kevin. I've been sending photos trying to identify this hummer, he thinks it is a Rufous or Allens, but I need to get a closeup of the tail feathers, which I have not been able to do, so he may come with his assistant this weekend to come identify.  They did not mention banding.

    Yesterday was 60 degrees, I spent my birthday in the garden working on beds for spring.  My lettuce is looking awesome.  Some seeds arrived today that I will start inside.  Spring will be here before we know it, but on to New Year's Eve first!