Sunday morning watching the birds all around the yard. Yesterday a hawk cruised in to drink from the birdbath. S/He caused a bit of an upset with the rest of the patrons but it was a thrill for us. This drought makes our birdbaths and dog dishes into water sources for all of the critters, but until the hawk cruised in, I hadn't really thought about how hard this is for all of them. October seems so far away, when El Nino is supposed to start. A few weeks ago we had a deer in the back of the yard but it is difficult to get to and probably she decided that there were easier meals in other places. The fences make it awkward for the deer to get away quickly.
