The Beauty Of The Changing Seasons

[Lady Cannafan]

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....

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....

 

[Dennise]

The flakes are getting bigger here too... We have about 5-6" and no sign of it letting up... I know that isn't much for you but it's a lot for here
... It's beautiful though and I have everything done out in the real world so let it snow....

 

[Lady Cannafan]

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:

This is the burning bush outside the front windows:

 

[electro gypsy]

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.

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

blurry red buds lol. walking while taking pics

some green

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

 

[Lady Cannafan]

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

 

[Lady Cannafan]

"Damn! I hope she doesn't see me!"

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

 

[Radogast]

"Damn! I hope she doesn't see me!"

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

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?

 

[MagicJim]

A couple of pictures of what remains of the ice storm we got here in eastern NC.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

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:

 

[Lady Cannafan]

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.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

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?

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.

 

[Radogast]

Bluebirds Square Dancing on the porch



It warmed up to 47 degrees this morning and 4 bluebirds were Square Dancing on the deck.

A 5th bluebird joined in and the dance went all pentagram witchy.

 

[Radogast]

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:

Lovely and cute.

This is a red-belly, isn't it.
(no need to repy if I am right )

 

[MagicJim]

Sunrise was gorgeous this morning. The camera, especially in my hands, will never reveal the true beauty here.

I'm guessing the song birds began their singing a full 30 minutes before first light. God's great earth!

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Looks like the sky is on fire Jim. Warmed me right up on this cold winter morning here.

 

[Radogast]

Wednesday was snow free. Yesterday snow came back.


Goosedown snow bagan to fall

The brook did not freeze

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

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

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

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

Today is sunny and more sparkly than I can photograph.

I am ready for the snow to leave.

 

[Tead]

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.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

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.

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?

 

[Radogast]

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.

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.

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?

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

 

[Tead]

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.