Watch Out!

It's started... I'm being attacked frequently by vicious and persistent redwing  black birds. My new tactic is to take my keys, which are on a lanyard so I can wear them around my neck, and swing them like a helicopter blade over my head. It seems to scare them, and if it doesn't, they'll get caught or hit with it... And if they get through, they deserve to get me. Still, not looking forward to 2 months of fending off these attacks!

In other news, water lilies are blooming: