Birdie decided to wear the deer hat I made her for today's big hike. She thought she could deflect ticks (of which there were THOUSANDS) and try to attract wildlife at the same time. She had high hopes that Bambi would mosey right up to her and start a conversation-- and I am sure she would have been more than happy to interpret "deer" so that the rest of the troop could follow along. I am sad to report that no such wildlife encounter occurred. Birdie and several of her troop sisters did, however, point out a dead vole, a scat deposit (lying suspiciously next to the vole, like some sort of nature-mob manifesto), several bugs and a caterpillar, lichen, tree fungi, and every other "cool piece of nature" she could find. The dead vole and the animal poo, which we suspect may have been from a fox, were all Birdie could talk about on the drive home. Welcome to my world, y'all.
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| Doesn't she look thrilled in this picture? Birdie really is having a blast, she just needs a snack-- and the troop leader caught her just before she grinned. (See the nifty hat I made?) |
