Wild Turkeys Visit Our Yard

Wild turkey wandering around our yard in Chaumont, NY. 

A pair of wild turkeys visited our yard in Chaumont NY today. They wandered around the backyard pecking at and inspecting things. Then they walked down the street and crossed over into a neighbors yard. I was able to get some nice photos of them with a Minolta 200mm f2.8 lens. That lens delivers amazingly sharp images. 

Wild turkey portrait. Creature was in our backyard. They are a rather homely bird.

Weather today started out partly sunny with high of 65 degrees. The day finished at under 40 degrees with some rain. There was also a funeral today for my brother Tom's mother-in-law, Ellen Dean from Calcium, NY. She was 82 years old. ai spent some time at Clay St too, accomplished little. Apt #4 has a problem with entrance door and some cieling and wall damage around the chimney. Brother Ron was there checked it out. Hope tohave hime repair it Sunday. iPhone says I walked 3,168 steps today. 

Thanksgiving 2024: Turkey Prep and Soap Bubbles

 

Detail of soap bubbles in a coffee cup. Most fascinating. 

It is November 28, 2024, Thanksgiving Day. I thawed our 23 pound frozen turkey by immersing it in  water in cooler. Changing the water every 30 minutes. It worked well. It had already begun thaw in the refrigerator for about 3 days befor finishing it yesterday in the water bath. This morning I dried the bird, rubbed it with olive oil and sprinkled Bells Poultry seasoning all over it. I also put some carrots, onions, and celery chunks in the cavity. During clean up my eye caught the soap bubbles in a coffee cup. Fascinating. 

Soap Bubbles caught my eye during cleanup this morning.

Thawed the turkey in a water bath, changing it every 30 minutes. 

23 pound turkey for this years Thanksgiving dinner.

Sunday Drive To Lake George and a Narragansett Turkey

       Ron and Al at a stop light in the Adirondack Mountain village of Lake George, NY.

The Better Half and I took a drive to Lake George yesterday (Sunday June 2).We went to Luzerne State Campground where brothers Al & Ron had been camping for 5 days. They rode motorcycles there to attend and participate in a motorcycle show. We went there to haul their camping gear back home for them. It was sunny, mild temps, no wind. A gorgeous day. We left Chaumont at 8:00 and arrived at the campground at noon. It was a most scenic drive through the Adirondack Mountains. We had lunch at a nearby place called Longhorn. Had a great burger. She had a turkey club sandwich. I took almost no photos as we headed homeward immediately following lunch. We arrived at Ron's place in Natural Bridge about 5:30. While they unloaded the car I snapped some photos of a Narragansett Turkey that resides there. The bird spends his time strutting around and showing off his feathers.

A Narragansett turkey at brother Ron'splace in Natural Bridge, NY.