A Wild Turkey...really?, Outdoor Decorating and a Thank You

Each year, around this time, our covered pool seems to be the hot spot for ducks in the mood for some mating.  It's  something we're used to by now.  The ducklings are adorable when they are born.  We usually don't open the pool until the middle of May.  This year we had an issue with our cover.  It apparently got some holes in it and when we tried draining the cover we realized we were actually draining the water from the pool.  So, my husband and I removed the cover ourselves over the weekend and all the leaves, dirt and gunk fell into the pool.  Yuck!  We've created a nice swamp.  So now, in addition to the ducks, we have other wildlife showing up to our pool/swamp.

I looked outside and what did I see on my diving rock?  A wild turkey!!

He stayed out there for the longest time moving from the dive rock to the fence, pacing back and forth.  I thought maybe something was wrong with him since he wasn't flying away.

 I went to get my camera with a better zoom lens and when I came back he was gone.  I guess he flew away.  It just took him a long time to get bored with the pacing.

On another note, we are starting to work on "decorating" our new patio.  You can click here to check out the major renovation we did in the fall, removing a deck and patio and replacing it with a huge patio and outdoor kitchen.  To start the decorating process we got a new clock and thermometer from Frontgate.  These were on sale - it was a great deal.

Furniture is the next thing we will be working on outside.  I really can't wait to decorate this outdoor space.  Now that will be fun.




Finally I'd like to thank Heather from At The Picket Fence for teaching me how to add tabs under my header.  Heather and her sister Vanessa have a Blogging 101 series on their blog.  It's very informative. I've been doing this for six months and I'm still learning something new everyday.  I e-mailed her for help and she graciously walked me through the process.  It's great -  now, if you'd like to grab one of my buttons you can click on that tab, or if you want to check out where I've been featured you can click on that tab.  It cleaned up my sidebar tremendously...plus I think it looks pretty cool and much more organized (if you've read this blog for any length of time you know I love being organized).

I think we're actually supposed to have Spring-like weather this weekend.  I certainly hope so...it's been a long winter here in New York.  Hope you have a great weekend.

-Judy