Girls Skinning Squirrels

Swans out on the Huron River

It has been so nice outside! I went on an 18 mile bike ride the other day to soak up the sun and got to see a lot of wildlife. The swans are nesting now which means babies are on their way! I love this time of year. It's still a bit chilly today, but it was so nice on easter sunday when it was in the high 50's! It was so warm and sunny that we decided to have a picnic on top of my car.

Pesto, butter, avocado, cheese, and bread made for a lovely picnic.

After our picnic, Karl brought us a fresh squirrel and taught us how to skin and process it. We started tanning the hide, and used the meat to make a nice stew that we had for dinner the next night. There are more pics on his website.
 

 

For our weekly sunday night potluck P. Sarah and I made chocolate cake eggs. I used the recipe on this page and they came out great! I also made some maple whipped cream to go with them, and we used the extra cake batter mixed with some eggs to make chocolate cake french toast. Best breakfast ever.