Visitors of the Feathered Kind

 

Last week I missed T Tuesday - I felt quite depressed about what is going on in the world that I didn't feel like writing anything at all. I spent time in nature - always the big healer - and in the company of good friends. Nothing has changed in the world, at least not to the better, but no one and nothing is being helped if I keep a moody attitude. 

Nevertheless, this will be a short post. A few weeks ago wild turkeys walked through our neighborhood. This is not something unusual, they do that regularly, but this time they decided to visit my garden. I had put a bird feeder in the Japanese Maple this year and that is what was calling them. 

I don't mind wild turkeys if they walk down the street and I'm even good humored if they attack my car (which had happened repeatedly), but in my garden is a completely different story. They actually have the ability to make a huge mess in a flower garden and can wreak real havoc. Therefore I wasn't too happy to see them turning up in my front yard.

That didn't keep me from taking pictures. I could see that they were mostly interested in the sunflower chips that the birds had dropped on the ground. However, stalking among the plants did leave a mark, especially since some of them thought they needed to check out the flower garden.

I guess the flowers were not too much to their liking since they quickly returned to the area of the bird feeder and when I finally ventured off the porch they decided to take off and check out the big porperty across the street.

Now let's see what kind of drink we have today for Bleubeard and Elizabeth's T Tuesday. Sometime this year a new bakery and café opened in my town and a friend and I met there a few weeks ago. I had their hot chocolate with whipped cream on top - oh, so good. They also make the most delicious croissants - we sometimes have them during break at the German School. This was a good place to go to, but I still miss the lovely cafés you can fnd in Germany.