Friday Night Nibble

Niblet is really loving his new Bunny Magic Dream House. Here he is at the drive-thru window, ordering some carrots from me (he's kinda got that whole process backwards, but could you say no to him?).

Cookies has already started chewing on the top of his Cottontail Cottage, but Nibble doesn't seem to mind--yet. He spends most of his naptime in his magic dream house these days, dreaming his magic bunny dreams: unending supplies of carrots, brocolli stems, and dried banana slices... Bullying and scaring Clawsie and the other kittehs... Getting his little ear-stub rubbed and scratched for hours on end... Ah, yes; Niblet's dreams are simple dreams. Would that we all had such small requirements from life.

Many thanks to the Busy Bunny, the exclusive source for all of Niblet's pre-fab housing.

Big Valley birding

Not THAT Big Valley...

I'm going on a field trip to the other Big Valley, here in Central PA, with some State College Bird Club folks tomorrow morning. I've never birded in that area, so I'm really excited. Birdy atlasing pal Roana will be along, as will her parents and some other very experienced local birders.

Anyway--back to the birding. The Big Valley is an area south-southwest of my usual territory. Sadly, this trip will involve a bit of driving, so it won't count for my Bigby list. Still--it'll be neat to go to a new area with people who've been there before and know all the good spots.

Here's a little map to give you an idea of where we'll be:

The red dot is where I live; the circled area is where we're going tomorrow. There are a lot of Amish fields, wooded areas, and other great habitats (or so I've heard), so I'm hoping to see a few lifers like horned larks, snow buntings, and more. I'm hoping I'll get some pics, but I'm not sure whether the weather will allow it; we're getting some pretty hard rain, but I'm hoping it'll clear up later today/tonight. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

By the way, my favorite Barkley brother was Jarrod, which made me the oddball--everyone else liked Heath (Lee Majors, pre-bionic) or Nick (Peter Breck--whatever happened to him?). And I was deathly afraid of Victoria Barkley (the fiery and independent Barbara Stanwyck). I also loved Audra (pre-Dynasty Linda Evans); probably I had a little girl-crush on her.

Sometimes, fiction IS stranger than fact

My bloggy pal Splotchy recently shared some bird-related artwork that everyone should see. It's like that raptor-wolf fight pic that was circulating a while back, only oh-so-much-more believable.

Check it out. I don't know about you, but both those birds are lifers for me.