I decided to fire up my trail camera in the backyard again. On New Year’s Day it captured this cardinal couple getting a drink.

And a squirrel. Critters of all kinds need water.

I’m thinking that these might be house finches but I am not sure.

And a squirrel climbing up the fence.

Our new Pomeranian puppy, Kodi is a delight but he is also a whirling dervish and I have yet to get a decent photo of him. He does not sit still. He had a play date with his brother Tucker, the light colored dog above. Tucker and Kodi used to play hard together before we brought Kodi home and they resumed that quickly during the play date. All sorts of fearsome noise and chasing and pulling on chews and toys in the opposite direction. Nobody lost their temper and they were both exhausted afterwards. It was fun!!

He’s a fun and affectionate dog and loves being around people and playing hard.

A late update, a portrait of Kodi!! I finally took a halfway decent photo of him. My wife gave him a bath and that calmed the whirling dervish down to where I could take a photo.

That’s about it for this week. I’m linking with Eileen’s Saturday’s Critters. Go check it out. Lots of talented bloggers link there.