I let things get to me so it was a rough weekend. Went to church and then a short walk in the woods and I feel pretty back to normal. Good thing. Spring is a busy time. Woke up to a sparrow trying to get in the bathroom window (maybe he's just fighting w/ his reflection). He comes every year much to Blitz's fascination. I removed the screen on that window so she could bat at the bird w/o getting her claws stuck in the mesh. Mother's Day is coming this weekend. Means hummers will be arriving soon so I made hummingbird nectar (1:4 sugar water) and put out two feeders by the deck. Of course, the first bird to come to them was an oriole. Guess the orioles are back too. Got out the oriole feeder and put the last of the grape jelly in one cup and some raspberry jelly in the other. Noticed that the red shoots of peony plants are coming up along the deck. Better weed them before too long. Put a block of salt out at the salt lick for the deer. Now that they are switching their diet over to fresh greens instead of dry grasses and tree shoots, they will be needing more salt. Washed my winter coats - yes - might be a bit early for it but the temps reached 70 today and I couldn't resist. They dried quickly on the clothes line and I've packed them away. If I get cold I'll just have to put on a sweater - oops - all the winter sweaters are at the dry cleaners. Well, there are always my plaid flannel shirts.
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