March might be right around the corner, but it still looks a bit like January around here. I snapped this shot with my phone on the path through our neighborhood today. At least the walkway is clear!
Archive for the ‘Outdoor life’ Category
27 Jan
Dropping in
Apparently, I am not the only one who is appreciating the recent backyard bird activity. This guy stopped in yesterday, but left without lunch.
Props to Gramma Great for the spot. (More on their recent visit soon…with pictures of the kids, too, Mom. ;-))
26 Jan
Good mourning
I have long believed we have a single pair of mourning doves that live in our backyard. Every once in a while, another pair will briefly join them, but our two birds were here each and every day, almost always visible in the trees or on the ground. We’ve watched this couple raise and see off many fledglings over the past summers, and I have come to think of this pair as our own.
This morning, though, I was forced to recognize that perhaps it wasn’t the same two birds we see each day. When I opened the blinds a bit early, I found no less than 26 mourning doves on the ground under the feeder.
Perhaps our birds are hosting a family reunion?
25 Jan
Outdoor life
Bryan has dutifully filled the bird feeders all winter, sometimes in snow that is ankle-deep, and often in only a robe and slippers. The birds have benefited, and I think maybe the squirrels have, too…
14 Jan
Cardinal 2
Rebecca asked me to put the correct cardinal picture in the post below. She was out of town helping take care of two children with my sister and brother-in-law. Meanwhile I was at home taking care of two children by myself. And I’m in the wrong here…..
Bryan
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2 Jan
Weekend visitor
We were hugely excited when we found a Flicker at the feeder earlier today. Then, we noticed this guy across the street. He seemed fine, flying off a few moments after I took this picture (from a good distance away).
20 Dec
Snow fun
Ava and Olivia are at my mom’s this weekend, enjoying general spoiling and lots of snow. Ava was finally able to make a snowman, with Grampa’s help.
Thanks, Mom, for the great photos (and of course, the awesome childcare…).
2 Nov
Missed opportunity
Bryan was quite disappointed when he realized we didn’t snap a photo of our maple tree before a majority of the leaves fell. It was quite pretty this year, but when the wind blows 30 miles an hour most days, the leaves don’t last long. Here are a couple parting shots of the remaining red.
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