Yep, the parade of critters is in high gear up here on the ridge.
Turkeys, deer, raccoons, possums, skunks, they're all apparently gearing up for the
spring and their ritual gettin' jiggy wid it.
We have nesting eagles in the area too - big 'uns at that. Quite impressive, seeing them
do their thing up there with the usual red-tailed hawks and such.
Me...I'm all geared up for mowing the north 40. The "yard" (clearing) up here is former
pasture, so it isn't the usual lawn grass - it turns into hay if left to grow and will get over
your head. The way I've beat it down for the last couple decades though, it does look
nice after a mowing so nobody's the wiser.
Takes about a half day if I'm lollygaggin' - but I tend to go all hammer time on it instead
and knock an hour or so off that.
It's good to survive another winter - and they all count big for me these days.
I don't take any of it for granted anymore, that's for sure.
