OK, it’s Winter now! Again…Ha!
Having just escaped the holiday madness that sends Perth streets and parking lots into a standstill I can breathe;) Ha! I swear every year not to go into town, sigh, there is always something I have forgotten;) I wasn’t flipping the peace sign much…or at all! It was a reverse peace sign;) It’s OK if you swear in Spanish or German right? OK, be nice Pamela, everyone is in the same boat here:) Ha! We cleared the rest of the snow we didn’t get at late yesterday, plow folks came last night and did an outstanding job, we love this new driver, whoever she/he is:) Now the sun is finally peeking out! Much better!
The road is so quiet now, no bird song, they must all be at the feeders! I caught some movement out of the corner of my eye and stopped, a Barred owl flew past silently and into another tree where it continued to look for voles or mice by the swamp. I was ignored:) Happily!
It’s been so up and down this last few weeks, cold, snow, rain, no snow, welcome to Canada:) I did take the opportunity to go check out our neighbours’ small waterfall behind a fallen tree as I can hear it from the house, it was running after the temperatures hit 10° C. That was glorious! Only rubber boots required!
A chance to play with the Neutral Density filter! Less light, longer exposures, and bubbles! How can anyone resist bubbles and reflections! Not me!
We were almost liquid again, until yesterday when it stated to come down, those big huge flakes! So close to almost having those lake reflections again! No prints on the ice for a few days but the road looked like a deer and coyote super highway! They’ll be back to using the lake again soon! Whoever ordered a White Christmas, the pox on you! Ha!
We had a hungry visitor to the compost pile, I was ignored as the beautiful little raccoon rummaged through the scraps, the ravens had already been there. The oranges were delicious it claimed.
So much life, we are so fortunate to live with all these creatures.
I was excited to see the Evening Grosbeak flock make a few return visits! From seeds to the sumac bushes, they seem to make the rounds. Such brilliant colour and their call, I can tell exactly when they are here, half mewl, half song ( listen here!) really distinctive!
The woodpeckers have been busy, so much to eat and stash away! They have several holes, usually old knotholes, they use for seed cracking! Yes, there is a pecking order;) Ha! Red Bellied, Hairy, then Downy domination by pure size and attitude!
Sometimes they are just goofy, a yawn, a big gulp…I’m not sure! She is by the knothole used for opening seeds.
I think the Blue Jays are relieved I moved the peaceful alien. So funny their reactions, but he/she/it is living in our wreath to welcome all or any visitors, wherever they might be from:)
The Chickadees could have cared less, “Hey dude, peace to you as well!” but the Jays…oh no…every advance towards the peanuts was special forces!
I was being watched and judged;) Ha!
They are just TOO much fun! It’s not all jays, we have our LBB’s and LGB’s as well. Little brown birds/little gray birds;) oops, and LYB’s!
The last few mornings have been too cold and windy to really spend much time sitting, maybe tomorrow, a nice Christmas present, sun and no wind please! We’ll catch up with the Mewberries next week, not impressed by the weather I might add! Ha! I’ll leave you with a beautiful sunrise and our resident alien, looking forward to more of these, -3° sunrises, not aliens, just yet anyway! Happiest of holidays to everyone-Joyeux Noël-Feliz Navidad-Frohe Weihnachten-Happy Yule-May the force be with you!
Thank you for treating the sweet raccoons with respect. They need to eat too.
Always! The compost pile is a buffet for anyone who is hungry! The ravens, crows, squirrels, even fishers and coyotes have visited! We had a deer one year that loved what was left of the cantaloupe halves!