Food.

We've had some mild days so the birds have come back to the feeders. WEEEeeee! All day I got to watch a bunch of finches and sparrows quibble over feeder space. I laughed at them from the kitchen window. There's a whole family mourning doves, too, with little doves in that group. They are pretty fun to watch because they have to catch whatever seed falls to the ground and they flutter and chase each other a lot. For days it was slim pickings for them because their seed dishes were frozen over from all the rain and cold.

You know what, though? I'm glad we're inside kids where it's safe and warm and I can just pretend to trollify the birds. We always have food and don't have to hunt for it. Plus, I can play excellently with the dry stuff, too. Or at least I can when Olivia takes a breather. I think she still has that shelter mind set where she only got fed about two morsels a day and she still hasn't figured out that there's always food out for us. She cuts into my play time with all this eating. I think Mom should just put a little feed bag on her so I can get back to my hockey practice!