I Do Not Know Shit

Now I know that Linda Sue's yard is a virtual mommy/baby playground and nursery for all the deer in her Washington neighborhood, but I have never seen a deer in this yard despite the fact that they are everywhere around here. Lily had so many deer in her former yard that the dogs quit barking at them but this morning I looked up from my seat on the back porch to see that little doe nibbling away at some weeds on the fence line. I have no idea why but she just made my heart happy with her presence. Every now and then she'd startle and look up, and then return to her nibbling. Finally I went and got Mr. Moon to come and see her and she didn't leave but a few minutes later, she sensed us looking at her and faded back into the woods. 

It was a nice beginning to a day. 

I have been missing my chickens so much. Not sure why but I am. And then the other day I saw a short video of a rooster tidbitting for his hens and I could hardly stand it. Tidbitting is a behavior of roosters wherein when they find something really good to eat they make sounds that the hens know means that he has something for them. He lays the treat on the ground and lets them eat it and sometimes they even take it from his mouth. Of course it's all based on the fact that he wants their love (and when I say love I mean sex) but it's beautiful to watch. They know they have to earn that love. Roosters are so protective of their hens and keep watch over them all day long. They have specific warning vocalizations for different threats and the whole flock understands them. 

The best rooster we ever had, Elvis, watching over some of his ladies. 

When Elvis and Owen were both young. They were curious about each other, as you can see and they were friends. 

Oh. I could go on for days about the amazing ways of chickens. 
I'll just say that yard chickens have been one of the great joys of my life. 

So. Here we are. Biden did indeed step aside. 
I don't know what to say or even what to think. I do know that when I watched the debate I was shocked and horrified at the changes I saw in Biden. This does not mean I would not have supported him. He has done good things in his term as president and he has my undying respect. Of course, he's done some not-so-great things too, as have all presidents, but overall, I think he's been a good leader and he certainly has the requisite experience and knowledge of how things are done in Washington. 
But. That is over and done with as of today and as I'm sure all of you know, he has endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate. 
I think she'd make an excellent president and I hope with all my heart she gets the chance to prove that. 
But you know what? I have no idea if that will happen or not. Things have not been normal or right or predictable since Trump threw his slimy red made-in-China ball-cap in the ring in 2015. 
So basically, right now, I do not want to talk about it or think about it either. As I said, I really can't. 
I keep coming back to the unwelcome and horrifying idea that this country has a huge population of racist, homophobic, cult-loving idiots. 

And so, at this point in time, I'm going to keep looking up. Not in the "Oh let's be cheerful!" sense but in the actual sense. Look up and notice the Spanish moss, the resurrection fern that is so happily unfurled and green on the branches of the oak tree because of the rain we've gotten in the last few days. 

I can't do a damn thing to control the outcome of this election except to vote and that I will do. 

I guess that's it for today.

Love...Ms. Moon