We happened to catch a glimpse of this fawn today. No mama in sight. It nibbled on some drop apples and then ran off.
Oh “deer” – there’s a fawn in the yard!
Just this week we started finding hundreds (ok thousands) of cicadas outside each morning and everyday the hum in the air is growing. A bit of searching turned up that 2014 in our part of IL is the year for emergence of brood III of the Magicacada, a 17 year periodical cicada. For more info... Continue Reading →