I am CuTRis

The turkeys walked through the front yard this morning.

I literally saw turkeys everytime I left home today, and again when I returned. That was 6 times today. I also saw 3 deer on the last return trip. All sightings were within a quarter mile from home--usually much closer. In fact, we often see wildlife from our windows, in the neighborhood or in our yard. Living in the city is fun!

After Thanksgiving, my local Cub Foods sells half turkeys. I can't resist, and my family wants more like this...

They're eating my grass. They're eating my leaves. They're eating the yard of us people THAT live there.

This morning at breakfast we were treated to the roving band of turkeys. For a while, our house was completely surrounded front and back. In the picture you can see a house where three bored Keeshond dogs live. These dogs bark incessantly and can do so at any time of the day or night, because they are able to go in and out of the house at will. So if I step out into my backyard, they bark at me. But since the turkeys have been in their yard and ours, they have been completely absent and quiet! I can only surmise, that these dogs must be afraid of the turkeys which is quite amusing. I was even able to walk to the compost pit this morning with no dogs barking at me, and the turkeys paid little attention to me.

Today's weather is 4" of new snow and turkeys.