The Beauty Of The Changing Seasons

Dennise said:
I had a magnificent red bird today but didn't get to my camera fast enough... My momma used to tell me that when you see a red bird... Someone from heaven is stopping by to say they love you....:circle-of-love:
Click to expand...

Well, then someone is really trying to get the point across. Yey! This male cardinal doesn't seem to have a mate, I haven't seen a female with him at all. They are harder to see because they don't have the color on them like the male. He's hanging around with the bitty birds like the chickadee-dee-dee's and titmouses. I had to clean the snow cap off the bird feeder house yesterday because it was falling over. This morning there is another 8" of the roof again. It's coming down in huge flakes today, doesn't take long to build up.

Going to try for some pics, but the white snow in the background causes underexposure of the birds. It's a challenge....
 
The back yard. I had to trudge through it to get to the satellite dish. Two days ago it was knee deep, now it's up to the mid thigh:

snow_7.jpg


This is the burning bush outside the front windows:

snow_6.jpg


snow_5.jpg
 
i almost feel bad posting this *winces

spring is coming early again this year. even earlier than last. took a walk at the park for lunch.
park.jpg


soon there will be a carpet of these. already quite a few.
park_flower.jpg


blurry red buds lol. walking while taking pics
red_buds.jpg


some green
buds83.jpg


lots of alder flowers but the pics are so bad you can't tell what they are

:circle-of-love:
 
I don't know how I missed your post yesterday Gypsy. That looks sooooo inviting. I sure our spring comes early.

Beautiful and thanks for posting them. Made my toes a little warmer. LOL
 
"Damn! I hope she doesn't see me!"

squirrel_2.jpg


"Maybe if I get close and blend into this curve......she won't notice me."

squirrel_1.jpg
 
I have no idea if this is the one I saved, but it sure is looking at me like it might have a recollection of the event:

bird2.jpg
 
Beautiful deep blue skies to enhance the sparkling ice, Magic Jim! I remember a few of the ice storms there when I lived outside of Charlotte. Oh, I loved that state. :)

:circle-of-love:
 
Radogast said:
A favorite pose for squirrels - 'busted!'

The white patches behind squirrels' ears seem larger and whiter this year. Are you noticing that, or is this just somehing in my yard and mind?
Click to expand...

Hey Radogast, I haven't noticed much on the ears. I have noticed that the bellies have unusually pronounced tiger striping this year though. Been trying to get a pic of this one when he's upside down to show it.
 
Looks like the sky is on fire Jim. Warmed me right up on this cold winter morning here. :thanks:
 
Wednesday was snow free. Yesterday snow came back.


Goosedown snow bagan to fall

20160205_103343-1.jpg


20160205_103359-1.jpg



The brook did not freeze

20160205_104026-1-1.jpg



After the first inch or snow, the tree outlines were quite striking.

20160205_104042-1.jpg



This dove chose to huddle in place (as did we - the power was off for 1 hour.)

20160205_104141-1.jpg





20160205_104216-1.jpg



Juncos love snow. They came to dig for seeds that they had ignored when free for the taking for 2 hours before the snow.

20160205_132755-1.jpg



These branches were 6 ft off the ground before the snow - I only lost one major branch that fell in the driveway.

20160205_132817-1.jpg



Today is sunny and more sparkly than I can photograph.

20160205_164146-1.jpg



I am ready for the snow to leave.

20160205_164204.jpg
 
Tead said:
Thanks for the pointer Rad. Love to see snow photos.... photos.... not so much the real thing.
It is funny tho... I can almost hear the quietness a blanket of snow brings.
Click to expand...

I am with you on that Tead. Photos.....that's as much as I like it. LOL


BTW, Radogast...those were beautiful! I've got major melt down going on here today, you?
 
Tead said:
Thanks for the pointer Rad. Love to see snow photos.... photos.... not so much the real thing.
It is funny tho... I can almost hear the quietness a blanket of snow brings.
Click to expand...

Quietness .. interrupted by the crack of breaking branches and the thumps of falling snow.

A lot of bird activity. I saw a golden eagle on a wire next to the road while driving yesterday.

This morning I saw a red tail hawk being chased off the end of the island by a PAIR of Goshawks. I didn't know we had a pair.


Cannafan said:
I am with you on that Tead. Photos.....that's as much as I like it. LOL


BTW, Radogast...those were beautiful! I've got major melt down going on here today, you?
Click to expand...

Trivial melting.. Monday AM they are predicting 24 hours of winter storm, 6 - 10 inches of accumulation - probable power outages per National Grid.

If that happens, it would double our snowfall for the season :)
 
I miss mother nature. I can appreciate the spots of her I find in an urban environment, but the current woods and hinter lands are foreign and mostly unknown to me... they tend to be a touch too unfriendly.

I used to commute a good bit for work. I worked swing shift so was returning home in the dark. I used to really enjoy the tunnel effect when driving thru a snowstorm when most sane folk were off the roads. It always seemed a touch surreal and strange... the headlights illuminating a world in the most interesting way.
 
Back
Top Bottom