kitties keep watch

while we go other places and find out our birds are just as cool as the ones that people drive miles to see at bird watching spots...

keeping watch over the river at River Cottage

some of our birds:

and then the view at the Myakka State Park- a big bird watching venue:

Sandhill Cranes at Myakka River State Park

atmospheric view at Myakka River State Park

So we drove a half hour to see birds a lot further away and a lot less interesting than our own- who kenw? Now we do!

what else have we been doing?  looking at apartments for a rental next year and going out to eat at old favorites like Shake Pit (see Killer Cats post from last winter) and hanging out with our neihgbor/landlords for an evening of catching up.  in a day or two Phil's mom is coming for a visit and then we are all going to go to Miami to visit with Phil's brother Larry.  Will keep you posted of course...