Another BUZY PUPPY DAY!(pups can't spell) We started our day with a nice brisk walk of the field, 3 laps worth which is about 1 mile.  Walking the field is kind of like walking on a sponge right now as we've had rain and all the snow has melted.  Now the pups are taking their mid-morning nappypoos which allows me to mess around on here a bit.  We had a great weekend and took part in the Cornell University Bird Watch early Saturday afternoon.  I'm so glad I did it Saturday because the sun was out even though we had snow on the ground.  The feeders were very busy, that's for sure!  I even spotted a new woodpecker, a Northern Flicker--looks like a Red Bellied, but instead of the red tint, it has spots on his belly--pretty cool!  This was a great find that pairs nicely with the Pileated Woodpecker I finally spotted earlier in the week.  Guy pointed him out when we were driving up the driveway--all I can say is HUGEWAG!!! so and beautiful!  I swear, the birds eat me out of house and home with 2 suet feeders, 2 mixed feeders (regular feed mixed with extra sunflower seeds), a thistle seed feeder, and a small feeder as well. Guy is off walking "his fields" in search of arrowheads (local farmer's corn/soybean fields--acres upon acres).  He did pretty well last week finding 4 perfect ones along with a bunch of broken ones.  Certainly, the search for Indian artifacts is a great passion of his, and I love it because it gives me my much adored alone time.  It's not quite as good as when he goes north to work, but in the middle of the winter, I take what I can get. I need to be thinking about going to town though I'm putting it off as long as I can.  One more tight winter month, and we should be back to smooth sailing.  Really, I can't complain as I have absolutely everything that I need.  I'm pretty well stocked except for milk, eggs, and bread.  Soon, I'm hoping to start a flock of chickens which will solve the egg deficit anyway.  I need to broach that subject again with Guy as he will need to build a chicken coop.  I need to do some more research on "free ranging" as the chicken will have the peck of the yard.  Just think--I'll have a new evil way to rid myself of garden slugs and hornworms!  Contrary to popular belief, chickens are not vegetarians and love their bugs, worms, and beetles!  Ah, just think, it will be more like a real farm!  I can't wait!