Music Monday - Down by the Sally Gardens (and mine)

It was a gardening kind of day. Here is a lovely, traditional Irish ballad that takes place in one:  

(maybe not so cheery, but love the atmosphere...)

Well, in my garden today, we discovered this tiny junco's nest in the strawberry bed. The eggs are teensy - like the size of a dime...

I'm afraid the babies are likely doomed - there are a number of cats that frequent my back yard, and while the nest is somewhat hidden, cheepy babies will attract them....

The bees are finally making an appearance a little more in force - 

-the ladybugs too.... So many things growing, flowering, flourishing....

Toby-the-terror puppy is as well... 

He is quickly getting taller and lankier by the minute...

...as well as goofier... :-) 

And when he's not frantically chewing things to pieces, he is quite adorable.

Music Monday - Puppy Love

This seems thematic...  

(Damian McGinty. He can work a crowd!)

The humans in the household are experiencing mostly puppy-love (he, who shall be known as Toby).

The resident animals? not so much....

Despite being safely behind chicken wire, the hens are very concerned about this turn of events.

The cats are even more-so -

There is much poofing of tails and arching of backs -

- not to mention the hissing and growling...

Despite being twice the size of the little beastie..

He optimistically keeps trying to make friends.

We'll see who is the most persistent...

More Gratuitous Puppy Pics -

Cute, tiny and fluffy - like a stuffed animal!

He's like an endless bundle of bouncy, needle-toothed energy -

Happily, he also winds down pretty quickly -

Right now, there are more naps then frenetic episodes - but sadly, this ratio will not last long....