🔥 Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

Finally got an Oriole at my feeder! Orange is my jam🤙

My prep cook and I celebrating the first day we were able to make chefs brioche bun recipe on our own without his supervision. It’s moments like these that keep me going in this industry.

Desert Dog! (OC)

Got a box of waffle fries, opens to find a single chicken strip on top! Real surprise, made my morning

Another semester done

What about it?

Despite battles with mental health issues, working full time and the insane world as we know it, I somehow wrapped up this semester of grad school with a 4.0 GPA. And that, makes me smile.

Captain America was out early this morning keeping us safe.

A Robin built a nest on top of the flood light next to my deck. [OC]

For the first time in my life, I own a tree.

She tried

9yo son wrote a letter to ask a question to Santa

What about it?

9yo asked me to ask Santa how he got all the way around the world before he had reindeer. “Santa”. I told him he should write a letter and ask. About a week later Santa sent a letter back ( in the picture ). I had no clue my kid carried this around with him everywhere until I his teacher asked me why he kept putting it in his homework folder. And I really needed a smile this morning!