Robin Song

At last the temperatures have risen and with them, a rise in birdsong. The cardinals toss their melodies to the warm breeze to welcome the coming Springtime. Flocks of robins return to the yards. Windows are once more opened to fill the house with fresh, rain-washed air and the sweet sound of the robins singing their evening songs. I looked out the front window and was amazed to see that daffodils are beginning to bud!

The Comfort Zone

There are days when it is best to quietly hide under a pillow. Lily has found a safe place. Just relax and ride the earth as it orbits around the Sun, heading to that Springtime place, coming soon!

February Ice Berries

Ice pellets pinging against my windows announced yet another winter storm; this one on early Sunday morning. The birds and squirrels have harvested most of the crabapple berries; these are all that are left in Nature's larder. It's time for Spring to hurry up and get here!

Acorn Season 2009

The bitter winds have returned and the worn-out brown garden is again draped with frosty snow. I watched a frantic squirrel digging deeply into the snow and burrowing under leaves looking for the last of the acorn crop. Now I know why the pin oak trees were so heavily ladden with a bumper crop of acorns last autumn. The winter of 2007-2008 followed a devastating spring freeze and the trees had no yield - there were no acorns, no berries for the wildlife that winter. I had birds at my feeder that I had not seen before. Fall of 2008 also yielded few nuts; the trees had not yet recovered. But, in 2009, Mother Nature went wild with her bounty and no wonder - she seemed to know that THIS winter would be very cold and cruel to her children, so the trees and bushes were filled with food to tide the wildlife through. I do my part, too - feeders full, water in heated birdbath and plans for more fruit-bearing plants to come in the Spring.

The Visitor

The early morning evidence is there.....the visitor has made his rounds. Only when the snow falls is his secret path revealed. Up the driveway, onto the front sidewalk, past the window where the lady cats watch. Or, do the indoor princesses even notice the cat-about-town that so freely walks on THEIR sidewalk? Is there envy on both sides of the window glass? He, for a bit of the dependable daily dose of meaty cat food..... they, for the freedom to at last chase those pesky squirrels and birds that challenge them from the outside? He walks on.... they....wake mom for breakfast.

Bright Days Are Coming

Yet another cloudy, cold day....... However, here's a little reminder of the future days ahead. As our planet revolves around the Sun, it is heading for that first Spring time day in March and color will return to our landscape once again. Keep the warm thoughts and have a Blessed Day!

What Cats Do

A friend chided me for not updating my posts more regularly and wanted to see cute kitty pictures (are there any other kind!?). Anyway, here are some Cricket and Lily pictures. The kitties are sisters that I adopted six years ago this summer after Pumpkin died. I collect bears and bought a tan bear I named Pumpkin in her memory. The kittens discovered it on my bed and began to "nurse" on it. Cricket has since stopped, but Lily, as you can see, still has to "nuck" on her bear. Believe me, she is in happy land, but wants me to sit beside her. Cricket loves to look out the front door. Sadly, it is too cold for me to have the door open in winter, but here is a summer picture of her sleeping with her paw hooked on the frame. Cats definitely know how to relax.......! Lily is fond of cherrios so I have to guard my breakfast! After I'm done, Cricket likes to finish off the bit of milk that I leave for her.