Weird Things

Here in the Valley of the Sun, strange things are known to happen.  I once had a chicken in my front yard - must have been OK because it stayed for a couple days.  

Then I once found a turtle- tortoise? - in my backyard. It must have been someone's pet, because there was paint on the shell.  Never could figure out how it got there.... my yard is surrounded by concrete block fences - no way for it to scurry under somehow!  Ah well, I scooped it into a box and took it to my neighbor who does wild life rescues. (Thanks Joe!!)

Early Sunday morning, I'm quietly reading a book and I thought I could hear someone knocking on my door! Turns out its a Gila woodpecker tapping on the stucco near my front window! They can be destructive with their pecking.

So here I sit, near the window, chasing it away each time he comes back.  Guess I need to fill whatever hole he managed to make after I get into a "ready for the day" mode!