Hungry Groundhog eating apples, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

This is an oldie, but fit the theme. This ground hog is enjoying some Heirloom apples that have fallen (they are on the bitter side). The tree is now very leaned over and I bet will be falling down sooner or later. The former owners planted trees on the back bank and of course banks break down/wash away over time.
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I had a nice birthday yesterday. Got treated to lunch by Sean at a brew house (I can’t drink because of medicine). Yummy nachos, but the sandwiches were lacking in volume.
Then Brian took me to a ‘new’ place-well the place Sean took me last year for lunch but is a steak house now. We had the steak and shrimp special-nicely presented. I brought the camera-not the battery-rats. The eclair and ice cream came with a dollop of whipped cream and a candle. Nice waiter too.
I got a Libre from Brian! It’s like a Kindle reader. It already had 100 books on it-mostly classics. He also got me some mother of pearl drop earrings and neat socks. Sean got me the first season of ‘Modern Family’, a red star for the top of the Christmas tree and a Wally World gift card. Nice family.