Oh, Rats! And I mean that literally. Our backyard was filled with a symphony of bird sounds this summer until I was lying on the hammock one afternoon and saw three huge rats feasting on seeds dropped from our bird feeders.
We poisoned the rats, but then this week when I was hand watering our tomato plants, a little mouse ran across our garden. Bob set up mouse traps and four were caught. I absolutely love little mice in story books, but in the garden --- Arghhh!
Goodbye doves, quail, sparrows ... We'll miss you!
Bob and I went on a wondrous two-day adventure through parts of Utah. We made frequent stops all along the way to view and snap pictures of whatever caught our fancy. We fell in love with Spring City. We ate pinto pie in Bicknell and visited Indian ruins in Boulder, Utah. We also thrilled at Indian Petroglyphs in Capital Reef, near Torrey. We have always wanted to see a snowy Bryce Canyon, and we weren't disappointed. On the way home, we stopped in Fillmore, the first capital city in Utah and went through the State House. We again realized what a beautiful, diverse, fascinating state we live in. 
