Gifts from the heart

Yesterday I received a gift from a special friend . Shes been my friend for the past 28 years. Shes stood by me thru all the years. Yes theres been many years at times we havent stayed in touch and then we reconnect . Its like we never skipped a beat. Im so grateful to have her for my friend. So I will share this picture of the yummy goodness she sent me. Salsa, blackberry jam and our favorite snack to share Cheetos. She sent me other cute goodies to. So Thank You to my friend (you know who you are!). You are a Blessing to me.

Turkey Lurkey

There has not been much new going on here. With Fall, it brings rain and I turn my attention to more indoor things . This morning the Turkeys came to visit, this flock been around all summer. They cross our property every few days eating bugs , seeds and grasses.

So today I was able to get a few pictures of them. Even the cows are curious about them.

Dusky Grouse

Left the ranch today. Somedays you just dont want to leave this place
and most days I dont. But the dogs needed food so off I went to get it.
In the road was a spotted bird , so I stopped. It was slow to move off.
Thinking about the bird my first thought was it was a quail, no it was to big.
Well maybe it was Ptarmigan. They say we have Ptarmigan but Ive never seen
one.
When I got back home and to my computer it was time to figure out just what
kind of bird it was. My first search was for Ptarmigan and there it was a picture
that looked just like the bird I saw. So I clicked on it. It said Willow Ptarmigan,
no longer thought to exist in Montana. Ok back to square one. Searched Grouse.
and found the Dusky Grouse and it looked similiar to the bird but the legs looked
different. Guess it was a Grouse.
Well that was my excitment for the day. Im glad I got out and saw a grouse.