It was mowing day here at the hacienda.  Nothing new there.

But yesterday I found myself face to face with what I believe was a young coyote, in broad daylight.  I was walking across the field, and it was just sitting, staring at me from an adjacent lawn near the woods.  It barked and kept eyeing me, before running off.  Pretty tame for a wild critter.  The group of ravens, meanwhile, were perched in a nearby tree, watching like Poe characters, as they often do.  All these wild predators serve as cleanup crews around the area, which is fine by me, as long as they don’t eat any more pet cats.

More flowers are blooming, and even some bell peppers (and tiny cucumbers) were ready.  It’s about time!