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chickadees…

12 Wednesday Jan 2022

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spent time in the garden on a beautiful warm day… we’ve been under extreme cold warnings for what seems like forever… shovelled a path to the garbage can and back gate… also cleaned the area around the hot tub…

finally cleaned off a good portion of the upper deck so I can get to the bird feeder… it was difficult to get the snow and old seeds out of the feeder, but I managed…

and just a few minutes later the chickadees were back for fresh snacks…

that made me happy…

fade…

30 Thursday Dec 2021

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had a photo shoot with my bouquet of flowers…

I’m happy that I’ve taken lots of shots since I received them as they are starting to fade…

got out the actual camera and had a fun time… light was good and tunes were playing…

flowers make me happy;-)…

viewpoints…

22 Wednesday Dec 2021

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had some fun wandering around and taking a few pictures of the various decorations…

nice to enjoy them close up…

who knew there were so many dragonflies;-)…

of course the purple was no surprise…

it always reminds me to look at things from different viewpoints;-)…

feathered…

10 Friday Dec 2021

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had a delightful afternoon reading and watching my feathered friends at the window feeder…

I was reminded of the quote on yesterday’s Christmas card:

“The joy of retirement comes in those everyday pursuits that embrace the joy of life.” ~ Byron Pulsifer

having the time and space to just sit and watch the birds, and read in between their visits, was and is a real gift…

and the beauty of the House Finch couple made me happy…

Venus…

07 Tuesday Dec 2021

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last night a friend called and suggested I check out the moon…

it was a sliver in the sky with a very bright Venus above it…

I dug out the tripod, which was deep in a closet, and headed to the front step… even though it was cold, I took a few minutes and got some good photos…

so happy to have received that call;-)…

closeup…

23 Tuesday Nov 2021

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as I was walking down the stairs this morning I looked outside and spotted one of my bunny buddies…

I went to get the camera but it was exhausted so there were no closeup pictures…

the bunny sat there for the longest time before eventually leaving… I was happy that it was okay…

there are lots of bunny prints in the garden, lol…

plastic…

03 Wednesday Nov 2021

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I’ve been having fun watching the birds coming to the window feeder in the living room…

so far there have been chickadees, house finches, nuthatches, and blue jays… I had hoped to be able to take photos but the plastic distorts the pictures…

now I just sit and enjoy them;-)…

I’ve had to go out and wash the glass as they have made a mess of the window…

they make quite a noise as they decide which seed is the one they need and then sometimes open it right there by tapping it on the edge of the drawer…

they have also knocked out the little drawer that sits in the feeder… eventually I taped it down and so far it hasn’t fallen out again…