The landscapers & some of my other friends.

First we have my wonderful lawn care crew!

What would a lawn be without the fertilizers......

Then there are the weed whackers....I have 2 of those and they do a wonderful job! Work great on dandelions!!

Does a quick job of scoping out the weeds......

.....and right to work!

The excavators aren't very neat, but they are very quick at making big holes!


And of course the lawn mowers. Wonderful job they do and fast because there are lots of them!

Just a few of my other friends around the yard! Lots of great blue heron's on my pond. I found 6 of them roosting in the trees by the feeding station one night.

The little muskrats are just as busy as the beavers out in the water.

Plenty of snakes like to warm themselves on my driveway on nice sunny days.

The turkey's have made themselves right at home here now! Coffee break on the railing outside my kitchen window. (after fertilizing the lawn of course!)

I love it when all the turtles come up and start laying their eggs in my lawn! There are some pretty big snappers in that pond and their excavations are much bigger than the job the smaller painted turtles do.

And of course the geese. Believe it or not, they are not great fertilizers. Just an occasional visit with some of the kids! They assist with pest control more than anything.

2 families hanging out together here....

A pair with 9 babies! Holy cow!

...and a pair with 1 baby. Boy do they have it easy!

Late night visit.

I worked late Saturday night so I had the opportunity to head out back to look for the injured raccoon at 2am with no luck. I think it is Lexi so I know if I find her I should at least be able to get a look at it and check her out. Regardless, she is doing well despite hopping around on 3 legs and she does use it at times. She has to use it to climb up onto the feeding platform.

My late night visit was not a futile one though. Red came down to say Hi. It was a beautiful full moon and I didn't even need a flashlight! While visiting with Red I noticed some movement on the water. I figured someone was swimming over to visit, but when I got a closer look I noticed it was Hissy.

What a silly goose! (literally). He must have heard me calling the gang and over he came to say Hi (and get a little snack of course!). He comes in every day since he returned when I head out there. When he doesn't see me coming and he's not waiting for me there, a few calls out over the water and he shows up. It's kind of funny watching all the ducks racing away from me while this big goose heads straight for me. He's usually with the Mrs. but lately she hasn't been with him so I'm guessing there may be some little Hissy's soon to come! Then, thanks to our little friendship, I'll get to see all those cute little yellow babies close up when they come in to visit and watch them grow.