Outdoor play!

I figured out why the water fountain was so weakly spewing. I had to take the whole thing apart. The hose was twisted inside it. Then I had to repeat the process, as it had much debris in the intake. It took about 90 minutes or so, although I took a break. 

A sticky story. I'd taken out my reptile tweezers, a small and extra-small dowel, as well as my metal nail file, to remove the debris from the water fountain pump (see above). 

The job done, I grabbed my tools, and did a walk around the pine tree looking for the crow's nest. By the time I made it back to the deck, all I had were the reptile tweezers.

I sought JB's help, and we walked around the tree. We walked around and around. I told JB, "You're barking up the wrong tree!" HAH!

Thing is, there are so many sticks, that you keep doing an AHA, but a stick is just sometimes a stick!

 

We'll see if they show up. Maybe when I am doing the lawn after the devil's paintbrush bloom.

I went down to catch the lady slippers. I counted NINE! Rabbit likes tender shoots, and one was 'trimmed!'

This one should bloom nicely!

The area on the left, below, is where I found lady slippers. No where else that I can see on our 16 acres. 

Our work done, I called Cinnamon, and he came rushing towards me, then launched himself up a tree.

Another puzzle. This is the pump for the goldfish tank. I clean it monthly, and once a year I clean the tubes and all, when the fish are outdoors. The trick is to reassemble it, ready to go in the fall. Otherwise, I forget all the pieces that go together! Goldfish are big poopers and they need a strong pump.

I'm down to 5 goldfish. I cannot access any more. I phoned around last year, and no one had any stock. It's not an essential service, I suppose! This photo was in 2019! 

The trailcam gives me much pleasure. Here's Momma Butch. She's quite blond!

One of the crows had a stick stuck in its cheek. I've not seen it on the trailcam since. I wonder what happened. 

BTW

I spotted Oregano, a feral cat, a couple of days ago. It was about 6:30 p.m. and I knew our cats were in. He took off like a bat outta hell!