We usually plant 3 kinds of squash so there is always plenty of squash in the freezer.
We seal a meal the fresh veggies this seems to preserve that fresh flavor we love so much.
Thaw it and drain all the water out first this is very important.
I made up this recipe but 95% of the time I like my experiments.
Add a few tablespoons of olive oil to a baking dish and place the squash in a ziplock after it’s drained add two envelope packages of Italian seasoning salad dressing mix, salt, pepper, and about 1/2 cup of panko bread crumbs shake well in the ziplock to coat evenly.
Place in the baking dish top with chopped onion, fresh parmesan cheese, parsley, and melted butter bake at 375 degrees with foil loosely on the top for 20 – 25 minutes remove the foil to finish baking. Mine took a total of 40 minutes once the parmesan melted I recovered it.
Here is a picture of the completed side dish. We actually loved the flavor of this dish.
At the bird bath on the side of the house, I noticed some new visitors.
It took me a little while to realize these were juvenile American robins. The color on the chest was for sure the robin orange color but it was speckled this meant they were juveniles changing colors.
There were about 4 of them I could not get a good group picture but this little one was glad to pose.
The birds have been spending a lot of time in our 6 birdbaths without rain there are no puddles so they get water from what we put out.
I love photographing birds they always see you and watch you closely but they do not mind posing.
It was prime eating time and time to throw some seeds around.
These birds make a mess but most of the time by the afternoon the other birds have cleaned up the mess.
This is a juvenile blue jay because he is nowhere near as big as the larger male birds. This is also a juvenile cardinal.
I feed early in the morning in 4 different feeders and there sometimes is a traffic jam. I can look out the french doors and see 3 blue jays, 5 redbirds, a few woodpeckers, dove, sparrows, and chickadees all eating breakfast together.
By nighttime, all the seeds are pretty much gone.
The birds give me the opportunity to photograph them while they enjoy a feast. If I am lucky I get to catch them in the bird baths later.
The sounds of nature and the beauty of the birds are all around us. Listen carefully and you will learn which bird makes what sound.
This year has been very productive for the rabbits.
We had a nest of bunnies in the backyard that the dogs found but we saw them and protected them.
We have 4 medium-sized rabbits I see every evening in the pasture and on the deck.
I saw two just a while ago in the pasture and today there were two babies eating bird seed.
I bought them some Timothy Hay and Alfalfa cubes to feed them. I am sure it’s better for them than birdseed. Jack is going to get me some rabbit food tomorrow. I am also filling water bowls around since this drought is brutal on the animals.
They have probably been watching us longer than we have them. I really do love the wildlife.