Look Who Woke Up

I was getting my coat on to go to the polling place this morning when I saw something small and fuzzy dart onto the edge of the patio. It was a chipmunk! They hibernate so they're not out in the snow and cold. This little guy or gal is the first one I've seen since last fall. I think it looks very well groomed for something that has been down for a long winter's nap. You can also see a bunch of rabbit raisins around it. We must have lots of rabbits because the raisins are all over.

 

And speaking of the polling place, I was voter number 119 this morning. It's so important to go vote. I can't say it enough. If you can't go, get an absentee ballot and make sure your voice is heard. One cool thing, when you go in you have to say your name for the clerk and I overheard the man next to me. I recognized his name because we went to high school together. I told him my maiden name and he smiled and said, "From school." That's all, just a glancing blow but it made me smile.

 

This Robin was scooting around the backyard looking for something to eat. It pecked at some seed on the grass but I was surprised that it didn't go over to the suet nuggets I dumped out yesterday. Although it looked like the night rabbits made inroads.

 

I snapped a photo of two House Finches on the square green feeder. Of course, the colorful male was behind the drab female so his raspberry head isn't quite as prominent as it might be. I was just happy to see them.

 

Today's creature is a Dolphin. I like the way this turned out and I like the way I colored it. I'm all around happy with it for a change.

 

In the afternoon after my haircut and filling up with gas, I sorted through short stories and scheduled a few on Substack ahead into May. It's getting to the point where I'm going to have to do more short story writing. That's okay. I have that carton of prompt writing to glean story starts from. Some of the ones from the last gleaning haven't turned into anything. I like them but when I try to make them into a story it doesn't work. One of the stories I scheduled today should have been published in March but I forgot so it's going in in May. Oh well. And I figured out how to link my website at the end of the stories so that people can no only see my book covers, they can click the link to go check them out.

 

I finished the last of the Easter leftovers today. Mm, I do like ham. I squirted some horseradish spread on it and folded it into a little flour tortilla. It was delicious.

--Barbara