I Like Thursday #62

Let's do another round of I Like Thursday today, OK? Recently we've had a couple of visitors to the pond out back. This bald eagle stopped by for a couple of days and even brought a buddy a time or two. So regal. We really liked watching them.

Anyone care for a little ice fishing? Hahaha! Silly eagle! But doesn't he look cute? Do eagles' feet get cold? Hmmmm ....

I like watching the geese on our pond every winter too. We get so many and I love watching them fly in during the morning, skating across the ice lately. We've been so cold. Gracie & I walked the other day when it was 6 degrees. Thought that was bad until this morning when it was 2 degrees! Oh my!  But Gracie loved it! I guess the geese love it too. There's a bunch of them sitting on the ice surrounding the water that doesn't freeze due to the fountain.

On another morning this past week, I spied Wile E! That's right -- a coyote! He was walking in the field next to the bike trail. Here he is.

See that fencing? I was zoomed in but here is where we actually were. Gracie & I cut through here lots of mornings. I'm sure that sign isn't meant for us!

On a sad note: That field is filling up rather quickly with villas (aka duplexes). Gracie & I won't be able to run & play through there much longer and I wonder what will happen to Wile E. Boo!

I took this photo of Polly this afternoon. This used to be her very favorite sunbathing spot ... until Christmas when my grandkitty Penny arrived and claimed this spot for herself. Since Penny left, Polly sniffed up there once and promptly left. Fred & I have put Polly up there several different times over the past couple of weeks. I replaced the Penny-smelling blanket with a clean one. Nope! Polly would have none of that. Until today, that is. First time I've seen her up there since before Penny's Christmas visit. Hahaha!

Do you have these where you shop? Our local grocery store chain (Schnucks) has these roving robots. As you can read on the front, the name is Tally, and it goes up and down the aisles taking inventory of the food items. If there's a person in the way, Tally either waits or maneuvers to go around. She's apparently quite smart. I took this picture because (1) no one was in the aisle to see; and (2) to share with everyone! Do any of your stores have these?

 

This afternoon I decided to make some cupcakes. They're a little early for Valentine's Day but I figured what the heck? It's almost February! The cake was Duncan Hines Yellow and the frosting was the recipe from the back of the Hershey's Cocoa Powder box. It's the absolute easiest to make and the most delicious to eat frosting! Find yourself a box and make the recipe yourself. Here are my cupcakes complete with red, white, & pink hearts and white & pink sprinkles.

That completes my list of likes for this week. I'll be sharing and viewing other lists on LeeAnna's blog Not Afraid of Color. Hop on over yourself and be tickled, amazed, and amused.