It's a regular routine during these July evenings.
Several turkeys---moms and babes---make their way through the fields and (gasp!) across our lawn. I gasp because they leave signs behind: feathers and droppings.
They sleep in trees in the woods southeast of the house, so there's a ritual they follow, and some of it involves sitting on the fence and then having the nerve to fly off the fence.
The little ones remind me of a swimming times when the water is a bit cold and it takes nerve to finally make the plunge.
Last night two little ones needed a lot of encouraging chirping from the adults before descending from the fence.
Tune in via computer at 8 a.m. PDT to hear the livestream of Sandpoint local news.
Our son Willie aka Coach Love will be joining Zach Hagadone from the Sandpoint Reader as guest announcers this morning.
Click on "browser streaming" if you are using your computer.
Meanwhile, our daughter Annie is driving in the mountains around Munich, Germany on a two-week visit to Europe which will take her to Germany, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary.
Part is for fun, while part is for an official geocaching event in Hungary.
Annie left Seattle yesterday afternoon and had a short layover in Iceland.
Happily, she takes lots of photos, so I'll feature a few on the blog during her trip.
The buildings in the last three photos are a part of Landshut, Germany. It's a city of about 75,000, located in lower Bavaria.
Today marks another family date of significance.
My sister Jeanne Marie Brown was born on this day in 1950. Sadly, she died from crib death about six weeks after her birth.
I often have wondered what it would have been like to grow up with her and what she would have done with her life.
There's a wistfulness to such thoughts, especially every year I visit her grave at Pinecrest Cemetery.
Jeanne Marie would have been 75 today. Sending her a Heavenly hug.
I spent time with three wonderful young people yesterday after. I met Juari (Sp?) for the first time while this was my second visit with Meghan (a vet tech) and Eli aka Dr. Paros (a veterinarian).
Both Meghan and Eli are associated with Sandpoint Area Veterinary and Emergency (SAVE).
It was great fun for this old teacher to watch a young veterinarian share his knowledge with a vet student.
Juari is enrolled in the Washington State University veterinary program which requires her to take two years of vet school in Utah before finishing up her final two years at WSU.
So, she has been in Sandpoint for the past week shadowing Dr. Paros.
The trio came because I had one horse with a troublesome eye and another with a cough.
After an examination, Dr. Paros said he found nothing too concerning with CB's eye which has been droopy for the past several days. He thinks the dry weather, dust, potential allergies may be the culprits.
Same is true with Lily who has had an occasional cough.
In both cases, no red flags were found, which was a big relief to me. This time of the year, by the way, brings on the eye problems, thanks to flies and the respiratory problems, thanks to dry conditions and dust.
Always good to know for peace of mind. Plus, the visit provided me a great opportunity to visit with three amazing and fun young people who know what they want in life, and, of course, who love animals.
Hay is moving in Bonner County, and the big farming rigs have been going back and forth past our house as farmers all do their best to make hay while the sun shines.
Unfortunately, some did not leave the field before getting washed with a couple of rain storms.
Back to the sunshine today.
Happy Friday.
Wouldn't this be nice?
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