Snow Day

He is a little chubby, don't ya think? He was here bright and early this morning to get his breakfast, his brothers came along later, but I got this snapped while he was munching.

Here Kitty Kitty

Here is my brother in law Jeff with his kitty cat lol. Actually it is a very large bobcat This large male has been hanging around their house killing deer, house cats and other animals. My sister just got some new chickens so I assume they were going to be next on his list.

Thankfully Jeff got it killed before it could get to one of the kids.

Jeff is a great guy - when he and my sister were dating I used to make such a nuisance of my pesky little self asking Jeff to take me on dates with him and Jane. He of course would almost always oblige and say yes. They would take me to the fair, movies, out to eat- oh how I loved to go out and eat with them. I would always amaze him with my rather large piggish appetite when it came to seafood or see any food whichever came first.

By the way today is his Birthday.

Happy Birthday Jeff!!

A New Home

Our babies got a new home this weekend. The boys built our squirrels a new home. They are loving it.
Of course they still love hanging out with me.


But they are happy and content in their new home!

Wordless Wednesday

Am I too close to the camera??
There that's better.

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Black Bear

Look what showed up on our game camera last night - a black bear!!

Homemade suet for the birds

With the weather turning colder we have already put out some of our birdfeeders. Feeding birds during the winter months has always been a hobby of mine and one that I won't give up. But my goodness the price of birdseed is outrageous this year! I did a little research and found some pretty good recipes for homemade suet.

Here are a few recipes from attract wild birds.com

Homemade Suet Cakes

Making homemade suet cakes is simply a matter of melting fat down to a pour-easy consistency, adding a few ingredients of your choosing, then pouring the mixture into a mold. The shape of the mold is determined by the type of suet feeder you'll use.

If you are using lard or shortening for homemade suet cakes, adding equal parts of peanut butter flour will help maintain correct consistency of regular suet cakes.

To this warm and pour-able mixture you could add rolled oats, bird seed, cornmeal, raisins, unsalted nuts and anything else you think the birds would enjoy. Then, pour your warm suet 'soup' into the mold (a bread pan where you could slice off bits for your store bought suet feeder, cupcake tins that you could pierce with wire and hang from a tree, etc.) Specialty recipes are at the bottom of this page.

Keep any unused portions in the freezer for up to two months.