This morning, first thing, I spied something in the ice pond. I don't see him very often, but there he was...   I hid behind the cedar tree to get as close as I could. But he spied me.   When I first saw him, he was hunkered down, all bunched up, eating away. I thought, that can't be a jack rabbit… could it be a pet Hare that escaped? But when he started to move, I could see I was wrong. Though he IS pretty healthy in weight for a jack rabbit. And look at the size of his eyes!! *** Today I went down to the garden to pick green beans. Yes…. it must be summer….   When I was in the garden I realized I had let the crookneck get out of hand. I picked about 8 of them. Some were already getting very large and warty. But that doesn't bother me. I LIKE to eat the necks even when they are a bit overripe. The chickens got the rest of the squash that was full of seeds. I'll take care of the necks, thank you very much!   Little slices of buttery goodness. ... Come to mama.   :-)