Baby, It's Cold Outside

Winter has formally appeared.

Some snow, wind and sub-zero temps,

and some hungry birds

sporting their fluffy, winter coats/feathers.

 

This pretty Mourning Dove

usually prefers to eat on the ground

but flew up to our deck to eat.

 

This sweet little Titmouse

was swinging in the breeze.

 

 

We were also visited by a small flock

of Pine Siskin.

 

 

 A number of Goldfinch

were also anxiously looking for food.

 

 

And, of course, the Woodpeckers

were taking turns at the suet feeder.

 

 

It can warm up anytime!!!!!



Butterflies and Moths

 

Recently I have been seeing

some beautiful

Tiger Swallowtails

enjoying our hydrangea tree.

 

A few weeks ago I saw a couple of

Luna Moths.

When we first moved here 47 years ago,

we had a lot of these moths,

plus many other really big ones

that flapped against our windows at nights.

Now we don't see them very often.

 

 

 
 

A couple of weeks ago,

we visited the Butterfly gardens

at Chesterfield, MO.

 

The butterflies there were more exotic,

and I don't know their names.

 

This one was enjoying himself

outside of the Butterfly House

in the Butterfly Garden.

 

They are always a delight to see,

and another example of the beauty

in God's creation.

 



One Year Later -- New Head Gear

Last year in September.

I posted a blog about three young deer

that visited our yard in the afternoons.

 

 

Well, they are back.

While last year all we saw were the spots on their backs,

we now know, there are two bucks and one doe.

 

 

The doe poses beautifully, as she did a year ago,

and has such a sweet face and large beautiful ears.

(The two guys seem to have made her their "lookout.")

 

 

The lighting was not the greatest yesterday,

so none of my pictures of the two bucks

turned out very well.

But here are a couple of pictures of each one

with their lovely sister

showing off their new head gear.

 

 

Wishing you a beautiful day

filled with good surprises!

 



Feed Me! Feed Me! Feed Me!

Such a commotion!

Loud, noisy screeching!

 

This youngster wanted to be fed.

 

"Hey, Mom and Dad--I'm Here."

"Aren't you ever going to feed me?"

"Oh, that was good."

 

"How about another bite?"

 

 

"Son, we need to talk.  You can do this for yourself."

 

"Mom--Dad, where did you go?"

 

 

"Well, here goes--I think I can."

 

 

"I did it!  I did it!  It tastes so good."

"Mom, Dad, did you see what I just did??"

Happy Mother's Day

Do you know what day this is?

 

Are these flowers really for me?

 

 

And you got me a hat

and some special

Sunflower "candy."

 

 

I knew the "candy"

was for Him too!

 

 

Hope your Mother's Day

was as great as mine!