Name that skull

So a few weeks ago we came across this skull.  It was in the middle of a cleared pathway to the creek with nothing else around it.  It's strange placement has us puzzled and we've been making some pretty interesting guesses on what it is & how it got there.

Anyone have a guess on what it is?

Guesses so far include:
Avery - cow
Tate - goat
Beckett - giraffe
Pierce - minotaur (really?)

Signs of spring

Finally some signs of spring!  We have already mowed twice and every day things are looking greener & greener.  It is exciting to see and gives us that much more motivation to tackle our renovation projects ahead.

Until work on the house begins we are busying ourselves with outdoor projects such as clearing trees, mapping out the first of the trails we want to cut in the woods, and keeping the meadow, creek, and mowing in check.

As we've been clearing more & more of the higher grass in front of the house we have been seeing enormous hawks and turkey vultures hunting for newly exposed prey.  The bird life here is amazing.  We plan to install some nesting boxes in the upper meadow & edge of the woods for some of the smaller birds.  For now there is a pair of vultures that have made the roof of the house their lookout point.  It is disarming to see them up there they are so large - the first time I saw them I thought there were people sitting up on the roof!  I have been trying to capture pictures but they are pretty quick.  I will keep trying though!

Keep checking back for updates.  I plan to post "before" pictures of the house in the next few weeks!

Trees budding along the creek

Daffodils in the meadow

Love seeing flowers popping up!

Greener every day

We even discovered a row of peonies - my favorite!