December 3, 2007: Hello, everyone! My leader has not been very conscientious about keeping my diary current. So, I had to show him some things that were going on in his own back yard so he would he would add them to my diary. At this moment, I am nudging his elbow as he types. We had a big bird flying around us for a few days. I think he calls it a "hawk." The hawk landed on our fence a few days ago, like he was swooping down to say "hello." He was very big, with gray and white feathers. But when he saw me, he flew off. I think I scared him off! Yesterday, he was back, but he sat high in a tree. As he landed there, I saw that he had dinner clutched in his talons. (I think it was one of the many squirrels that live--or lived--around here.) After he finished dinner, he flew off towards the south. I'm glad I'm too big for him to mistake me for dinner!
