It seems the neighborhood birds have had a good season, so far.

In the last couple of weeks I've seen the following fledglings in my front yard:

House Sparrow
House Finch
White Winged Dove
Blue Jay
Cardinal
Brown Thrasher
Downy Woodpecker
Robin

The birds (and squirrels) have learned the sound of the cover being removed from the metal pail where I store bird seed. They hear that and within minutes I have a yard full of birds (and squirrels).

I have an overgrown corner in my backyard. I've been seeing Brown Thrashers

flying in and out so I suspected they were nesting in there. Sure enough, two adult birds visited the front yard this afternoon and they had two fledglings with them. While I was watching, they even fed the young ones before they flew off.

I think I'll wait til this fall to clean up that corner.

Question about citizenship and deportation.

One of my daughters in law is from Vietnam. She and my son have 2 children who were born in the US while my dil was a permanent resident, but before she became a naturalized citizen.

Since then, they have adopted 2 children from Vietnam, a niece and nephew of my dil. Everything was done legally with all the i's dotted and t's crossed.

Should I be worried about their status and possible deportation or is Trump only going after Hispanic individuals?

"Brickyard Blues" - Three Dog Night

I just went to the NWS website to check the event forecast for my area

When I zoomed out on the radar, I saw that the map still shows The Gulf of Mexico. Ya reckon that's why Trump and Musk want it shut down?

Potato soup. Why haven't I thought of this before?

Today has been chilly, windy and damp. I decided that potato soup would hit the spot. I had one russet potato and some Yukon golds, so I used both. The Yukon golds kept their shape, but the russet broke down and thickened the soup and made it really creamy.

I finished it off with some half and half and a big spoonful of cream cheese spread with onion and chives. Really hit the spot.

It's turkey frame soup day.

My daughter and I spent Thanksgiving with one of my sons and extended family. For many years we have made turkey soup the day after. Sometimes we only add veggies, sometimes we add rice. This year I have been requested to make homemade noodles which we've never done before.

I'm enlisting 4 teenaged grandchildren to help. They all got involved with dinner prep yesterday and we had a good time. Today they are having pie for breakfast.

Question about recipe ingredient.

This recipe looks very interesting, but I don't understand the addition of white vinegar. What exactly does it do for the pie?

Trump putting RFK Jr. in charge of women's health reminds me of this from 2005.

So he has the Presidency, the House, the Senate and SCOTUS.

I don't see anything good coming from this.