Backyard Fox

There's a fox in the backyard.

This thought is more than a little disturbing with the peepers in the basement.

But it's kinda cool.
Love,
SPEK ;)

Oh yeah, Maple Syrup Too...

Our first foray into maple syruping was a sweet success! We started with seven taps, planned to set more, but could not keep up with the sap pouring out of the trees. Boiled most of it down on the stove, but we did one batch out over a fire in the backyard (See pic in title bar) until we ran out of firewood. It is absolutely fabulous! A few batches turned to sugar after it cooled down, but that made for some great apple pie and maple cheesecake. This will definitely be an annual event.

More Chicken Pix

I'm sure if I spelled this post "more chicks pix" this blog would get a lot more traffic...

Chicks Come Home

Today we got our six Red Sex Link chickens (who names these things?). A cross between a Leghorn and a Rhode Island Red. Good layers of delicious brown eggs. Note to all chicken purchasers... baby chicks are not quiet. They should be inside for about 6-8 weeks and then off to the yard. Which means I have until then to get the coop ready, install Fios and the flatscreen and put in the jacuzzi.