My animal friends!

 Today, I'm going to talk about the fun critters that live around my house!

But first, this quick complaint:

I don't like my stress, I don't like that no matter how long I'm away from my kids it just comes back, I don't like that my breathing feels shallow when I'm stressed, I don't like the contradiction that my stomach hurts but I still feel like eating everything when I'm stressed, I don't like how my stress makes me short-tempered, and I don't like how no matter how much support I get it just feels like my stress is here to stay so why bother asking for help.

Okay, now that THAT'S over...

Some tree swallows moved into Echo's birdhouse!

Little bunnies love our clover!

Pidge. Pidge is a nuisance to us, and a nuisance to other birds who just want a snack.

Dusty the Squirrel! He ate some of our very old and stale and dusty-tasting walnuts!

The cooper's hawk out back! If any of the other animals go missing, ask Tali!

The Super Finch Bros, Mario and Luigi! We put sunflower seeds out front especially to attract finches. They spook easily, and I feel bad every time I walk out the front door!

Chonky Finch. Chonky Finch does not perch or stand. Chonky Finch wades into the seeds and sits. Chonky Finch does not spook, because Chonky Finch does not want to get up.

And those are the animals who hang out around here! I like how animals like to hang out around our house, and I'm really proud that they respond to what I've done to encourage them!