ReBoot

Damian and I are juicing again this week.  I am committed to breaking my sugar addiction!  And yes, it is an addiction.  So is fast food and any other processed food (really, they're not food at all).  I've put on a few pounds since moving back to Kansas and that is NOT okay.  With spring right around the corner, now is the time to reverse this trend.

My standard go to juice for any time of day is a combo of apples, carrots and a dark leafy green such as spinach or kale.  We use and Omega Juicer we purchased while Damian was in school.  Today I'm trying this celery detox recipe for lunch:

1 apple
half beet (I juice the greens as well)
3 carrots
2 celery stalks
1 handful of parsley

On a different, yet related topic, I am so excited to get busy in our garden.  We are starting from scratch this year.  I haven't planted anything yet due to the 12+ inches of snow we received.  Also, I don't have my soil freed from the crab grass.  Yes, I realize that will never completely happen, but I want to get as much out of there as possible.  Anyway, I plan to get some potatoes, radishes, and lettuce in soon.  Our tilled space is roughly 24x34 feet.

Daily Joy

No matter where I have lived, whether it be in the city or country, I have delighted in watching the wild birds.  Since moving to the country, the experience has been especially enjoyable.  Birdwatching out our west facing window, gazing upon the recently erected bird feeder, house and bath is a daily source of joy.

This picture is a Red-bellied woodpecker.  He has a bright red mohawk for a head and touch of red on his lower belly, hence his name.  Here is my list of birds spotted at our feeder and around the property:

1. Dark eyed junco
2. Red tail hawk
3. Robin
4. House finch
5. Sparrow
6.Gold finch
7. Cardinal
8. Starling
9. Downy woodpecker
10. Red bellied woodpecker
11.Turkey vulture
12Bluebird (at first I thought it was a Western Bluebird because I thought it was all blue, but after looking in my book, I'm not sure.)
13. Red winged blackbird
14. Mallards (in the lagoon)

I know they're not unusual or exotic, but they are all beautiful and so fun to watch.

It's been awhile, I know.  In light of the Valentine season, I give you this love song.