The pond sprang to life this week. Probably before, but we got around to noticing it this week and wanted to share our joy. The first thing we noticed was a glob of eggs. We're pretty sure it salamander eggs, it's too early for frogs.
Then we noticed the spotted bass were up feeding on the surface.
We had a warm patch this week. You may have too? We don't know.
Anyway, we got a jump on this years fruit tree planting while it was nice out. Two nectarine and one more plum tree are in the ground and the ten year clock starts again.
While we were digging holes and doing our planting, the DT's came along with us to 'help.' They ran and jumped and played while we worked. Eventually, they got smart and decided to find a spot in the shade and watch.
The newest fruit orchard have a great view of the ponds. Before the leaves come back this spring, anyway.
Last fall we added a rooster and four hens to our flock. The birds were being downsized so we gave them a good home. Six months later, the hens started laying. We got our first blue egg this week. Cupcake loves her blue eggers.
Early in the week, because it was warm, we had the windows open. The DT's keep a nose to the wind while we sleep, and around 0300 we had drama. A bobcat wandered through the front yard and let go a yell, which woke up the dogs, who lost their minds, that woke us up. We got them settled down, and the next night foxxy fox made an appearance in the front yard. It yipped, which woke up the dogs, who lost their minds, who woke us up.
Bobcat's usually have a wide range so Lawman wasn't real concerned, but the fox is another story. Lawman went all mountain man and put out new trap sets and used his new high speed fox lure. The next morning he went to check his traps and found this.
Foxxy is a "digger" fox. He smelled a rat, so he dug around until he found the edge of the trap. Then, he uncovered the trap, exposing it (as an insult) then to add more insult and to make it crazy personal, he took a dump on the trap.
So its personal now. Lawman took his traps up, boiled them and waxed them again, and put them back. That night, Lawman was on stand by, if Foxxy came around the yard he was going to go old school sniper, but Lawman heard him yip one time, a long way from the house. Since then, there has been no activity on the cameras or around the traps. It's a battle of wills now, and foxxy will lose.
We ended the week with a couple naps and Reuben sammiches.
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