I Have Pepper Up My Nose

This is Carl. He is our resident cardinal. Since we moved in, we've seen him almost every day. Some days he comes and sits on the deck. Come days, he's out in the yard. Once we started seeing him on a regular basis, we decided he needed a name, hence "Carl". He also has a mate who we see every once in a while. We named her Carlita. I assume we don't see her as often because she is barefoot and pregnant in his little cardinal kitchen. Carl is a beast. He scares many of the other birds away. We love Carl. He is currently our second favorite neighbor, right behind the Showalters who brought us cookies the first week we were here.

This is my niece, Annaliese. She has just finished eatting the pasta bake I made for the graduation party. She obviously has excellent taste and was extremely pleased with the food. She also loved my homemade garlic bread. You note the messy face made from cramming in the delicious pasta at excessive speeds. Also, you should note that she is appaulding my culinary skills.

Yes, I am in a strange mood today. I think the pepper did it.