Did Someone Say Hump Day?

To a retiree, all days are Hump Days. 

Sorry, had to say that! 

Very short post tonight, as I spent the afternoon seeing my brother and 

having lunch with a cousin. 

You are probably all so sick of seeing the old henyard.  I did not pay attention to the news last night, 

and I paid for it this morning.  I had to break ice out of all the water fortexes, as it was 

only 15 degrees out this morning. 

I had filled the pool for the ducks yesterday, and did not dump it, either, but I was able to tip it

out just a little bit ago this evening. 

While I was giving the goats their evening hay, clouds were advancing upon us.  We are going to have a couple of days of clouds, and cold, then sun again. 

This, on the left, is a mulberry tree way down in the pasture, near the brush pile.  It has a root down at the bottom that is PERFECT to set the critter cam.  I set it last night, to see who would take Butch. 

I got nothing this morning. 

I was riled.  (mildly). 

I finally figured out the HD card lock was ON.  Duh, Mary Ann. 

So, this guy was watching me calmly the whole time.  It is NOT an owl... it is a very large hawk. 

Split tail... friend Jill, what do you think?  Dark back, light stomach. 

I had the binocs with me for once! 

And this is the sad, tiny amount of eggs I collected from both henhouses today, and includes two green duck eggs. 

What the HECK, girls???

I think we are expecting colder weather for a couple of days, then a warm weekend... yee ha!

And Jill... I say it's a red-shoulder or ferrugineous... too big for a Coopers or any of the little 

hawks. It's a big guy.  Definitely a split tail, though.