We've had lovely Facetime with grandies.
UPDATES:
1. The laxatone seems to be working for Meggie. No more throw-ups. She's on her probiotics, too.
2. Facebook consensus is that our nesting box raider was a weasel. It is light enough to climb a nearby tree, skitter along a small branch, and leap over. I shall have to do some trimming. It left 6 intact eggs. That's the sort of thing a weasel would do! If I'd known, I could have popped them into the other nest.
Some people are getting antsy. The angry debates are still raging, with cottagers being told to stay home. Cottage country just hasn't geared up for tourists. Stores aren't staffed with the high season. Our infrastructure isn't robust.
People are getting out and about, even in closed parks in Muskoka! I took this photo off of a Facebook post.
There was a warning about an alligator. In Toronto!
And another giggle from Canadian politics. MacKay is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. Coyne is a well-known journalist.
It is a beautiful time of year, springtime. I peeked out the basement door and saw her on the nest. She didn't appear the rest of the day. It is a high traffic area.
I started the goldfish pond pump.This month the goldfish will go outdoors. I've lost two recently.
A lovely bumblebee!
The first clump, daffodils. The second one hides some tulips. It's a race to see if the deer find them amongst the daffies.
The flicker continues to hang around. The dead elm seems OK!
The wetland is greening up!
Meantime, the pond is hopping.
wood ducks from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
It must be nesting in the deal elm again! (The one I wrote a poem about: Ode to an elm.)
flicker from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
As I approached the frog pond, the wood ducks decided I was dangerous.
Clip1 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
These two young 'uns were busy in the backyard.
young bucks from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
