As we wait for the day Finley will be bred (just days away) it seems fitting that all of nature is coming to life at Norling Rise.  Xupe flushed a wild turkey up into a tree this morning and then flushed him again from the treetop out into the marsh.  I flushed a few pheasant as I walked a tree line this morning.  Ducks, geese and migrating birds were audible throughout the day.

And just now, as I was beginning this post, I noticed three wild turkeys moving slowly around the pond out our sunroom window.  Finley, who had been snuggling next to me, took notice when I got up to catch a photo of them, and she watched them intently before dashing out to get a closer look.  Never a dull moment around here.