Catching up with D.C. - March 8 & 25, 1931
March 8, 1931
"Finished painting the bathroom today.
Took the dogs for a walk thru the Foster bottoms to the old small pox place. It was a dull spring walk, overcast and little sign of bird or plant life. Rowdy hunts faithfully but only found one rabbit. Little Ritz is much interested and enjoys hopping around seemingly not knowing what it is to have a definite aim. Yet he is learning to poke his nose into holes and to trail a little. His chief business is to keep me in sight so as not to get lost.
Still dry - not half - almost safe in saying not one-fourth our usual rainfall.
Yesterday evening had my spring garden opening. Spaded and raked some."
March 25, 1931
"Two rainy days in succession. Very unusual - not enough to muddy the rivers yet.
Yesterday and today made a hot bed. The glass is broken and it is a ragged looking affair.
A red bird is building her nest in the grape vine on our back porch. She and her mate spent two weeks or more prospecting the site before attempting to build. She has been building for three days or more - adding a few twigs each day. We saw the two in the nest at once cuddled against each other probably experiencing happy lover thrills. Whether this is the same pair that has been nesting in this neighborhood for two years or more we can't say. The other nestings were failures so far as we know. Ella is watching them with happy enthusiasm as they are but a yard from our dining room window and in full view.
Sunday the dogs and I were walking in the bottoms along the river enjoying ourselves prying into holes and listening to the newly arrived birds and interested in everything.
I believe a hoot owl has a nest in the paper mill straw rack. I presume I should kill him but don't have the heart to do it. Saw one flock of wild ducks - just ten of them."
D.C. Richard's Journal
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