DAYS 19 and 20: Where the wild things are...

...they're in our front yard. Tonight around 6:45, EJ called Mamaw S to wish her happy birthday and a few minutes later while I was on the phone with Dad, EJ spied this doe in the front yard EATING THE SHRUBS!

We've seen a lot of deer of the years, but hadn't seen any all winter. Perhaps all the yard cleanup we did last weekend made those fresh tender buds look all the more appetizing. She doesn't look too big in this photo, but from the ground up to her back was probably close to 4 feet tall. After she nibbled around for a few minutes, she headed down the driveway to the first lamppost, decided the azalea bush there wasn't as tasty, and then walked behind the camper and disappeared into the woods in front of the house. EJ went out to look for her but couldn't find her. We also saw a really large woodpecker today, but were unable to get good photos of it.

On the Sophie front, the nursery is just about complete. I did the final load of laundry today, cleaned out the other chest of drawers in the room and moved more stuff to the attic (you know, the one that I've been trying to empty of stuff, but now that I'm losing the nursery as storage space...). Perhaps I'll try to take pics of the nursery to post later in the week.

I also finished EJ's Harry Potter quilt this weekend and we started on Book 6, The Half-Blood Prince, while cuddling under it tonight.