The Supermoon last evening – From our home. It was pretty overcast, but beautiful.

As we said goodnight moon and drifted to sleep, I was not thinking about trouble.

Nor was I thinking about trouble this morning when the hubs asked “what are your plans for the day”? My response went something like this. Well my plan A did not work out today, so that is shifting to Thursday.   I think today will be one of those days spent around the house. And I mentioned a few things on my list.

While working on my little list, I had a visit. A visit I wasn’t expecting and it changed my whole day.

And the fake egret was not able to deter Mr. Big Bird today.

And I had to yell at him again today, as he ruffled my feathers. I can’t believe he just nonchalantly landed on the patio like it was his surf and turf. Shame on him!

I’m so glad my plan A failed.

So today I hooked up the other decoy. It’s a scarecrow motion activated animal deterrent. I set the motion sensor so strong that when I opened the patio door, it went off. And I was at peace.

Turns out, I wanted to be on the patio today. So I turned off the scarecrow motion detector sprinkler and decided that I wanted the afternoon shift.

It was another beautiful day.

The patio is where I normally have coffee, lunch and our dinners. The weather has been amazing. We’ve yet to turn on the AC. And so the patio was just the place I felt like chilling. My sore muscles from working in the garden over the weekend, enjoyed the rest.

So, I loaded up on reading material and learned a lot more about fish, water gardening and a few more tricks to use to deter Mr. Big Bird from our fish.

Sorry about the wilted roses, I picked those a few days ago for the patio and it looks like I need to refill with some fresh blossoms.

We still have 10 fish. But I’m beginning to worry.

The hubs contends that as long as I’m here, nothing will get by me.

But I worry for the days I’ll be away. The hubs reminded me that on the days I’m away, we’ll arm that pond with a little extra back-up.

We are already looking into a few more options, as we see trouble on our doorstep. And we hope to protect our little fish from all harm.

Right now, I’m in writing the blog while Elvis is playing “Are You Lonesome Tonight” out on the patio. I understand the radio can deter birds too.

Blessings – Debbie