It is hard to think of it as being Christmas when it is 75 degrees outside and we are swimming regularly in our pool. Our pets don't know that it is Christmas either. The dogs are shedding up a storm, and two (or three) of our birds have recently succeeded in hatching almost 20 chicks. This brings our total bird count to three adult guinea fowl, three teenage guinea fowl, nine infant guinea fowl, three adult hens, two roosters, and nine chicks. A few pictures: