This red-tailed hawk has been hanging around our yard playing hide and seek with the chickens. Luckily, our dog has kept him from coming too close, but I know that he is a real threat. I don't want to lose any of our hens now that they are all good layers.
For the past week, every evening after supper when the dishes are washed and put away, we turn off all of the lights in the house except for the one over the kitchen sink, and our whole family plays hide and seek. The rule is that you can hide anywhere you want on the first and second floors (the basement, garage, and attic are off limits). It is the most fun I've had in a long while--I feel just like a little kid. It's quite thrilling to hide in the dark and search for new hiding places. We play until everyone has had a turn being the seeker. In my family that's seven rounds :- )
