Baby Blue Birds

Look at what I found when I was out cutting thistle this afternoon. A baby Bluebird. I first saw this one by the electronet and then when I brought Steve out to see him, he and his dad flew by.














This picture to the left is a second baby Bluebird. The mom was hanging out by this one and getting very upset with me taking pictures. I moved in closer and then left them alone.













It was quite the thrill to find these babies as the last time I checked their box about a week ago they were still pretty little and helpless. We love our bluebirds.

Poor Toads.........

I was potting some petunias and got my pots out of the garage. They were nested together and when I pulled them apart I found these two guys. Who knows when they got in there, but they were pretty dehydrated.

And not just one, but two of them. RIP Toads.

Cash, grass seeds and wet grass..........

This is Cash. This is what he looked like this morning after we walked through the one field to haul water up to the lambs. This is what happens when the grass is thigh high, wet and already has gone to seed.

Cash says, see all of the seeds on my face. The previous day Steve thought that Corbie was covered in mud, only to discover that she was covered in grass seeds.

Fun Trial weekend

We went to a fun trial this past weekend by River Falls, WI. I enjoyed myself. The first day I ran Sting in novice. He had a beautiful outrun, decent lift and then got too excited on the fetch. He then decided that he should pick on a lamb and we retired. The second day his outrun wasn't as good, but he managed to fetch the sheep to me and we did the wear/drive and he had a perfect pen! Looking forward to another fun trial.

Now, onto Jet. The first day it was really frustrating with her. She kept stopping on her outrun and then was really slow across the top. She did fetch them to me, but then we just couldn't get the drive started. I was about ready to throw in the towel with her. The next day I ended up taking her out to get the sheep off of the hill and back to the sort pens. I had to flank her a bit, and sent her on two look backs. It seems like something happened in doing this chore as it seems like she finally realized that I might know something and that we can be a team in doing this "game." I decided to run her in open again. Outrun was much better, still a little slow across the top, fetch off line for a bit, but then back on line. Drive went much better, good pen and a good shed. We scored an 80! Good girl, Jet!

It showed me that I need to work Sting some more on his fetch and I need to get a good correction in when he wants to buzz the sheep. He also needs to go to other farms to work sheep. The judge also suggested working him on just lambs to help him with dealing with wanting to single out a lamb. So, I have my work cut out for me.

Easter and a new desert recipe

Had a very nice Easter with hubby's family. It turned out to be a beautiful day. It is always good to spend time with family and appreciate them. We had smoked turkey, cheesy potatoes, baked corn and a whip cream salad. The smoked turkey was delicious and we will do that again. For desert I tried a new recipe that I found on a box of Zesta soda crackers and it turned out to be really good and simple to make, so I am sharing the recipe here.

Blueberry Crumble

Ingredients:

2 cups Keebler Zesta Original Crackers (crushed)

½ cup margarine or butter, melted

1 tsp grated lemon peel

1 can (21 oz) blueberry pie filling

1 tsp cinnamon

½ cup whipping cream (I used cool whip)

Directions:

1. 1. Chill small mixing bowl and beaters of electric mixer. (if you are whipping your own cream up)

2. 2. In medium bowl toss together crackers, margarine or butter and lemon peel. Press half of crumb mixture in an 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish. Bake at 400F for 10 minutes.

3. 3. In small bowl stir together pie filling and cinnamon. Spread over baked crust. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Bake at 400F about 20 minutes more or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes.

4. 4. In chilled bowl beat cream on medium speed of electric mixer until soft peaks form. To serve, spoon blueberry mixture into dessert dishes. Top with whipped cream. Serve immediately.