Fritzy 22's Journal, 19 Oct 19

Omg how lucky you are to have a back yard full of nature🤗🤗🤗😍😍❤️ 🦌 🦃 

Awesome backyard!!!! Love it! 

Thanks jcmama and wifey. I do love the lot and all the nature. There is a pond between the two bucks on the bank. It's some kind of hard plastic. I may go out soon and clean it out (it's dry from the summer) and fill it up with water. Love to see all the wildlife that comes to drink from it. Deer, turkeys, I've even seen foxes, and the birds get in and flash around. I've tried to figure out how to use it all year, but there's no electricity on the bank and I've tried solar pumps and they always work a week or so and then stop. Without water spraying in the pond it gets stagnant with mosquitos (also frogs) born in there during the hot months. It is very, very messy with all the wildlife, but I love it. Just don't want to see a mountain lion (they are often seen here) or a bear (they are seen once in awhile). Oh, I get a skunk every night on my deck looking for the bird food. 

That is so wonderful, Fritzy! How beautiful to have lovely nature (even with the mess) right outside your door! 😁 ♥️♥️♥️ 

❤❤❤❤ So awesome! 

Red Robin's has Salmon (420 cal) and steamed broccoli. Their Chili has 400 calories and they have a "Simply Chicken" salad that comes in under 300 calories. It can be done! 

Similar view in my back yard too! Turkeys and deer, and a few fox!  

It looks very amazing!!! 

I deal with this also, they are so cute but messy. Guess that's what I get living somewhere called Turkey Creek lol.  

I love your yard! How amazing. 

Awesome!!! 

Red robin has bottomless salad. I have a half a burger and salad. Good luck! 

How peaceful that looks. I have deer on my land but they don't get close enough to the house for a picture.  

Jengetfit - I know Red Robin has bottomless fries, didn't know about salad. But bottomless salad is wasted on me. One salad is more than enough.xti3 - I've never tried Red Robin's chili, but thought about it. Haven't seen the simply chicken salad. I'll have to look for it. Don't like salmon or steamed broccoli - although I will put raw broccoli in salads or I'll stir fry it. My favorite burger is the whiskey river barbecue burger which is what I usually get. Last time I managed with just a Caesar salad, but don't expect that this week because I'll likely order that on Tuesday and Friday. Thanks everyone for comments on the wildlife. Tatauu - the deer come close. They will follow me around the outside, everywhere I go to see what I am doing. Some people feed them by hand which is not allowed. I like them to be a little bit afraid of people, so I never try to touch them or feed them by hand. The bucks have spent the summer days under my deck so they feel very comfortable with me. I just give them their space and I do fill a huge bucket with water for them to drink. It gets so hot here. The birds and the squirrels also use the bucket. 

Messy but beautiful, aren't they? Much good luck with your challenge this week. 

I love that your deer don't mind posing, for you. We have lots of deer on our property, too. I have gotten some good photos but sometimes they don't cooperate. They will stand and look at us sometimes to see what we're doing if we don't move towards them too quickly. We had to take down our bird feeders several years ago because they were attracting black bears to our deck.  

Awesome photo!!! 

Fritzy- where did you say you live?  

Penn Valley, Ca. Near Grass Valley. About 60 miles north of Sacramento 

Wow! While I wouldn't like the turkey's pooping on my deck either... how neat is that???