Beautiful,bountiful backyard

"Humming bird ,mum,in our garage" all kids came to a tired mum, cooking a snack after dinner(as it was ground and in the fridge for a few days).I listen to them, they tell me details in their different versions. Told my oldest tell Dad to take photos. "Bird eating from sis hand, mum". "Camera no card ,mum", "dad left, you come".. told her to try and put it herself . she opens there is card. she tries to check if photos came.. no luck.. they give up.. few minutes later, "mum, can we go to neighbours home,dad said ,OK!".. i don't say anything.. just did u change.. they disappear.
I finished downstairs come up to turn the hand washed Indian clothes.. on the deck to dry.. hear screaming cries , 2nd has fallen,I run , through the home and out to see oldest hugging the 2ND and still she is screaming.. told her to come in.. she is still crying not saying anything.. unlike her.. told her to wash hands as she was looking at it.. thought that was scrapped..after a few seconds of washing hands face she tells me my head hurts.. ask her where as she is still crying.. she can handle pain more than the other 2.she shows one side, can't see blood , with wet hand i rub.. tell her to put ice and take her back out to the deck and make her comfy with ice.. she calms asks for ice water. She drinks and tries putting ice. I got the other 2 inside and they start helping her in putting ice and joke to her.By then bumpblack blue there, when Daddy comes there is more tears.
last 2 days no cooking just cleaning the girls shelves, washing their ethnic clothes by hand.Backbreaking jobs.. since they are around send them down to put the clothes out to dry.. then i come and put it properly .
Got some more to do , but today got to take Sst for Math,old home , see situation there.This week ends summer vacation. school reopens.
So by the time i go to see the bird, has flown the coop. they all realised i went to garage come running behind me.. oh its flown they check every nook, told them to close the garage after that.
This place is full of wild animals, birds one of natures best. Have seen humming birds, hawks, eagles,woodpeckers,crane with colorful wings/legs, ducks,ducklings, geese,wild dogs,rabbits deer,frogs different colors, turtles-of course moles, raccoons, possums,squirrels (black and other type).. of one should not forget snake.. which i had to go out one morning to show the water dept problems, went without foot wear, while they continued to hunt for problem,i went towards the pavement heard slithering sound, looked down to see the snake looking at me just a foot away,just garden one but enough to creep me out.I stamped my foot hard on the cement pavement, it went lightening speed.Thank God.
I went off to the patio ASAP. Leaving the men with their work, they gave up and came few seconds later.
Deer,one rainny day was talking to someone on the phone when i looked out to see the deer crossing the bridge.. called the kids to see .by the time they came running it went . person on the phone wanted to see where we were staying to see all this.
My family went walking early morn saw deer ,wonder if they got frightened or my family.
Turtles, it was another rainy day, had been raining for few days on and off when we looked out towards the water retention pond we see something like stone and moving.. off course we had chance to see the turtle few days in a row, take some shots,kids went close to it too.
Their are kids from neighbourhood always throwing stones etc. My kids see they are after me to scold them. So have to open window ask what they are doing. they are throwing stones at frogs, snakes they tell me.. tell them leave them alone.They are don't care kind.
Some kids my kid identifies as a nogood one at school.. say see thats what they are doing.
Thats life in our neck of woods.. People admire our backyard which is straight woods.makes them feel like living on hilly sides, or estates.. Enjoy your nature.