Jogging Birds and Blue Jay Stew

Well, it's the end of April. Have I mentioned that I love my new fenced yard? I really do. It's so nice to be able to look out at the world and see the people and animals going by. I get to see squirrels and deer and all sorts of birds. Grandma says that there is even a fox that comes around sometimes but I have never seen her. Grandma loves the fence too. She likes that she can let me roam free outside without worrying about me running off or getting hurt.

I got to see Sadie when we went for a walk. She was on the other side of her fence but we sniffed each other and played as best we could with the fence between us. Grandma says that Sadie can come over for a play date now that we have a fenced yard. That will be fun!

On May 1st I saw some strange birds on the other side of the fence. Grandma called them quail. What a strange name for a strange creature. They have little tassles on their heads and instead of flying they jog!!! Haha. Just kidding about the flying and jogging. Of course they can fly. They're birds. Although I have been told that penguins are birds and they can't fly. Whatever. Anyway, the quail look like they are jogging when they walk fast. It's fun to watch them and imagine them in jogging shorts.

Later that day there was a blue jay on the back deck. Grandma let me outside and I tried to catch it but it was too fast for me. I don't know what I would do with it if I had caught it. Maybe blue jay stew?

And that night my entire family gave me a massage. Six hands scratching and rubbing!!! A dream come true.