I’ll add my felicitations: 
Happy birthday, shoe!
We could have a race to see who first carried their pooch to Rabbit Nirvana. (You’d win.)
It ended up being the leftover chicken. Burrito tonight. I can’t tell if it’s one I made with ground beef or pork. So I guess it’s really Burrito Surprise. 
Sorry about your Canes. 
mollie, you’re just cute. Full stop. 
Ollie thanks you for the scritches, red! You nailed it. His sole job is to be a beloved pet. He’s growing into the role.
Sorry you missed out on the empanada, but it sounds like you landed on your feet. What a pleasant evening, listening to frogs!
shoe, those are some fantastic-looking cupcakes, and on your birthday, you have to try all the flavors! I hope you had a terrific special day!
Important words, these. You sound like you’re making good headway on getting rid of the unwanted saplings.
swampy, you have this RDOS Fine Living thing down to a science! I am taking notes. Also, you nailed it with Ollie’s purpose. He’s pretty good at looking cute.
I love your Otis stories – he’s a character, and so cute, too! But yeah, I’ll take my little clueless dope over getting unceremoniously hauled around by a rogue hunter! Congrats on the weight loss, too, as well as passing your safety exam. Thanks also for the suggestion of the shiny bird reflectors!
< groan > (Love it!) Stay safe from ticks, knots, and everyone who is battling them this year! I had one dig in on my shin a couple of years ago – the first I’ve ever seen here – and scratched it off before I realized what it was. Naturally, the head was left behind. My doc wasn’t fussed and said to leave it alone and my body would deal with it in its own way. Which it did. Took awhile, though.
I had a cat that could do that, taters. Sweetest little thing – until she was on the hunt. Then she was ruthless.
Hope the mowing went well! Mine did.
oopsie, glad you had a productive day! You must be feeling at least a little more settled. Hope all the goodies arrived as they were supposed to today. And I’m totally with you on the mismatched dubbed voice v. actor. Very distracting. I’m watching The Thaw in fits and starts – hope you like it if you decide to watch.
That’s… a pretty adrenaline-inducing experience, herald!! I’ve had them get into the garage of a former home to get at the dog food, and that was exciting enough! Glad they cleared out.
I find rain very soothing, and bonus! I don’t have to feel guilty for not getting to all the outdoor chores. Also very pleasant to sleep to, if it’s just gentle rain. Enjoy the sky water!
cookie, I copied your cornmeal pancakes recipe and look forward to trying it one of these days. They do indeed sound delicious! I’m glad you shared it.
Today was a lovely, cool day, high temperatures hit 67F. Cloud cover is moving in with rain forecast for the next couple of days. Fine with me, because a quite-hot-for-here stretch is coming, starting next weekend. Temperatures are forecast for mid-nineties. Ugh! I will be hiding out in the AC.
I got some mowing done. There’s a little bit left, but if I never got to it, I doubt anyone would notice but me. Thought about baking a cake, but decided I don’t need it around at the moment. I’ll wait until there’s something to celebrate so I can share the calories joy. Swept the kitchen floor and ignored how much it needs mopping. Tomorrow, perhaps.
No wildlife sightings to report today, I’m afraid, other than those 2 dumb birds who can’t get enough of their reflections in the sliding glass door. Ollie was barking at something during one of our toddles, but I never saw what it was. I noticed he stuck pretty close to me, which is unusual behavior for him. Maybe he’s smarter than I thought.
Off to go have that mystery burrito! Have great evenings, all!