8 Apr
We had, well, seasonably warm weather for most of the weekend–a nice shift from the 50s we saw last week. Ava and I took the opportunity to plant pansies in the front flower pots. We had these in a full month earlier last year!
This morning, it’s a chilly 40 degrees, and it’s raining! What’s it like where you live today?
1 Apr
Despite temperatures that are still 10 degrees below normal, spring has to be just around the corner, right?
There are a few sure signs, starting with an unreasonably large load of mulch.
29 Mar
Despite the best efforts of a gang of grackles, we’ve had a flurry of backyard bird activity this morning.
There’s a tufted titmouse, which I don’t think I’ve seen at our feeders before, along with robins, house sparrows, chipping sparrows, a song sparrow, cardinals, finches of both the house and gold varieties, dark-eyed juncos, black-capped chickadees, a blue jay, a Carolina wren, and the mourning doves that never seem to leave.
The woodpeckers are missing, though the squirrels (five of them!) are making short work of the suet anyway.
And, last night, I saw a small hawk flying just above the brush along the ravine.
UPDATE: The red-bellied woodpecker showed up, another titmouse came by, and I can add a red-winged blackbird to the list! What a day.
Photo courtesy of Bebelebe.
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