Sunset hike on the Island...

It was a gorgeous Spring evening on the Island. The chukars were plentiful and scared the stuffin' out of ya when you'd hike too close by suddenly bursting into flight. Suppose it scared them too.

  Such a beautiful sky!

This was our first time seeing big horn sheep on the Island.

 Headed back before it got dark...

The twigs watched this guy come up the hill right behind Paul and I. We turned around and saw "him" on the trail! Good thing he eats grasses and not branches.

A little too close for comfort...but totally cool.

Beware the Jabberwocky...

Beware the Jabberwocky...or Sharp-shinned Hawk.

It's Spring! It's Spring! 

Along with Grandma's jonquils and tulips peeping their heads out of the barely warmed ground, one of our favorite signs of Spring is the arrival of birds in the birdhouse. 

There's just one problem. 

One sharp-eyed, yellow-footed, problem with a hearty appetite who's no dummy when it comes to knowing a good deal when he sees one. With all the swallows and house finches flocking around the bird feeders we've provided a veritable smorgasbord for this handsome Jabberwock - jaws, claws, and all.

He's chased away that pair of swallows so we'll wait.. and watch...for another pair to come and set up house for the summer. 

Or wait... and watch... for a son with "vorpal blade in hand to snicker-snack!" 

Totally kidding - we'd never!

Happy Spring!

...and beware the Jabberwocky or Hawk as it may be.

Radishes and rats...

Last night felt like a "Language Arts" theme night which leads me to ask...
Do you call English class "English" or "Language Arts?" Our Elementary/Jr. High school has always called it "Language Arts." At High School, however, when Hunter talks about "Language Arts" class he gets funny looks and people ask him what he's talking about.

The twigs (Hunter...) were full of awesome quotes and queries like...

"I have good reason to believe that somewhere on my planet there is an old rat. You can judge this old rat. From time to time you will condemn him to death. But you will pardon him on occasion; for he must be treated thriftily. He is the only one we have." -The Little Prince

Hunter liked the part about being thrifty with the rat. Me too.   :) 

"Do not go. I will make you a minister!" 
"Minister of what?"
"Minister of justice!"
"But there is nobody here to judge!"...
"Then you shall judge yourself, that is the most difficult thing of all. It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom." -The Little Prince

Then he asked...
What's the difference between a radish, a rutabaga, and a turnip?

Is a radish something that's kinda cool, but not quite rad? You know, it's rad...ish?  ha ha ha

We have definitely neglected the twigs palate when it comes to experiencing a multitude of root vegetables. Have to remedy that. 
Recipes anyone???

Better than a hallelujah...

It was one of those nights...when your heart aches for those you love so much, who struggle and struggle and struggle. One of those nights...when you turn to God in prayers and pleas for his strength and insight. 

"God loves a lullaby,

In a mother's tears in the dead of night,

better than a hallelujah sometimes..."

                                     

Click link:   Better Than a Hallelujah

God is good, oh so very good to me.