Spring is still trying

So, today we had an unusual event. Around 6 pm a whole bunch of birds scrambled all over the maple tree in front of the house. Lots of birds of several different types. I saw Juncos, Chickadees, something Penny later identified as Cedar Waxwing, and at least 5 Robins. Can Spring be far behind?


Having said that, we will no doubt get a new dump of snow this week. But the sun is getting stronger and I hear lots of returning birds when I go out into the yard. The male Cardinals have returned, you can hear them staking out their territories all around the neighbourhood. The picture is just to show I am not inventing all this. This Robin landed in the cedar tree just outside the kitchen window. I just happened to have "our" camera in hand (because I was trying to use the 200 mm lens as a monocular).

And the orchid in the kitchen window is in bloom again. This is the third time. All very Spring-like.


Now, if we could just do something about the ice on the roof and the 3 feet of snow on the front lawn ...