At the birdbath

These are taken from the kitchen window looking out at the front birdbath. I have been meaning to do this for some time. We get some interesting visitors and I want to get some pictures.





I have cropped these, but nothing else. I love the truly pissed-off attitude of this robin. That's him above as well.







The chickadee really got into splashing around and became just a blur. Then he (or she) went into the pine tree to try to put everything back in place.









There will be more of these; better ones as I figure out the camera.

Spring has sprung

Spring has arrived. April 12th. We went from later winter with snow on the ground to early summer with t-shirts and shorts in about 5 days. Here are some garden pictures. Magnolia about to do it's 3 day annual show, hyacinth making the front yard smell (I assume) like a cheap brothel, and forsythia. I love the ambiguity of that last bit. Does it mean I don't know how a brothel smells? Or only a cheap brothel? Or can I not smell?

Enough.

Hannah's skating show

OK. First up is the star and her group of ladies. They were skating with the knights who mostly dashed around the ice.






I am sorry about the pictures, but Hannah is in the first two. Click on the picture to get a real close look. Hannah is in here, honest. I have not chopped the size.






The whole show was well done with skaters at different ages and skill levels. There was dramatic effect, great lighting (sometimes), and the odd spill. This and the next are Guinevere's solo.













The new national champ, Patrick Chan, was there as a guest skater.






Some of the individual performances (or pairs) were quite spectacular. I even got their names in the background!































And the little guys dressed up as ponys stole the show.