Halling Go To Alaska

I live in town but we have almost an acre and our house is surrounded by open fields on three sides.  We can't decide if this is a year of high volume small animals or if it's because we don't have a dog anymore in the yard and the wildlife is getting more daring, but this summer has brought so many new little faces right up against our house.  It's like kitty TV for my cat Pumpkin.  She stares out the window for hours watching the critters run, scurry, fly, and hop through our yard.  I'm not sure if I enjoy watching her watch them or watching the wildlife myself.  Luckily the coyote hasn't been back.  Though if he does, I'll be sure to get a picture of him too. Baby bunny. Holy schnikies! Three baby bunnies! Baby Mountain Bluebird who hasn't lost all of his baby feathers yet.  I love the color of their feathers.  Chipmunk having a pine cone seed snack.  

January 31 This is one of Sweet Pea's favorite trucks.  I found it lying upside down on the floor and thought it might make a neat picture.   Yes, it does match my carpet, why do you ask? February 1 Not a great picture by any stretch of the imagination, but can you see what my girls are doing? They are doing the dinner dishes. They are 7 and 9.   Yay for teamwork! February 2 This is the fire at the ski resort where the girls take lessons.  Sweet Pea didn't ski this week because she was sick, but she loved the fire. February 3 My current running shoes.   I got them a couple of weeks before my half marathon last October.  They already have close to 300 miles on them.   February 4 Smarty Pants is taking a cake decorating class through our homeschool co-op.  This was her first project.  (Yes, the plate does say Merry Christmas.) February 5 We visited the great-grandparents.  They feed this bunny that decided to call their place home.  T...