A Closer Look

Babies!

There is so much going on at the homestead these days, I have trouble finding the time to document it all. Just one of the many happenings around here? We have new babies ;) Yep, plural.

Last year Jeremy built a little home for our animal friends, in hopes that some wood ducks would take up residence and raise a little family by our pond.

Is that the sweetest little home sweet home? I think so too :) So, a couple of weeks ago Jeremy noticed a duck hanging around. After investigating a bit, he found that she was, in fact, laying eggs in that little home.

So we waited patiently, knowing that the chance of seeing any ducklings was slim to none. Once the eggs have hatched, Mama and babies hang around for a mere few hours before taking off.

Imagine our surprise when Jeremy came tromping up to the house to inform us that there were ducklings down at the pond! We grabbed our cameras, and off we went! Quietly, of course. We didn't want to disturb them.

This is what we found when we got down there. SQUEAL!

Are they the CUTEST things ever???

And a fun little story: If you take a close look {sorry about the grainy photo but I don't have a zoom lens, so this is severely cropped}, you'll notice that two of those little guys are a different kind of duck! Apparently another mama laid a couple of her eggs in the nest, and this mama kicked her out before they hatched. Don't worry, though, she's apparently adopted them ;)

Something Cute For Your Viewing Pleasure

It's been a little . . . sad around here.

We're still trying to get through our days without Grizzly.

Some things that make us feel a little better?

Chocolate. {Duh, doesn't that make everything better?}

Snuggles.

And . . .

These little cuties:

Um, yeah. Teeny tiny baby bunnies are about the cutest things ever.

My dad {who happens to live next door} was tilling out my mom's garden spot the other day and unknowingly ran right over the top of their little nest. Not a one was hurt. Isn't that amazing? There was no Mama to be found. We almost thought of trying to take care of these little darlings {Two years ago we nursed a baby squirrel back to health, and we still see little "Peanut" around his favorite tree!}. But luckily, after doing a little research {Mama Bunnies leave their babies during the day and come back to nurse at night, don'tchaknow}, that won't be necessary. We left those little cuties in the garden, and by the next morning Mama Bunny had moved her babies. What fun to get a sneak peek at nature :)

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And, THANK YOU so very very much for all of the sweet comments and emails regarding Grizzly. You all truly are cherished friends.