Him and Her

A flash of red in the dull tangle of the leafless bush - I spy Cardinal!

Can't miss him.

I point the camera and click! I have his picture. When I look at the picture on the computer I see that I got TWO cardinals - and I didn't even notice the other one when I was taking the picture.

Do you see her?

A Chilly Awakening

Someone is sitting very quietly, very still, right outside the front door.

It is early in the morning.

The faint winter sun is just touching her shoulders.

"Oh dear" thinks Chipmunk. "Did I get up too soon?"
"I thought it was going to be warmer out here!"

"So where's the Spring I came out for anyway?"

Punkin plops

The snow is melting and strange things are showing up underneath it.

I was looking for little green leaves of crocus to pop up here.

Every year I look for the first flowers in this spot. But instead the melting snow revealed two flat round things.

They look like giant squishy pancakes.

You might not guess what these big pale plops once were.
Last fall they were big round orange pumpkins.

They looked like this. They were BIG and round and very orange!

They were going to be jack-o-lanterns but we never got around to carving faces in them.

They got left out all winter in the snow and ice.

Now they are very FLAT.
And half frozen.
They are too squishy to pick up. I am going to have to shovel them into a bucket to carry them away.
THEN we'll see if crocus will pop out and bloom.
Do you think something else might happen here?
Remember that these pumpkins were full of seeds.

I hear you knocking but you can't come in

Who is tapping at the window? Oh, it's little Sparrow.
"Come on," chirp the sparrows, "Let us in! It's below zero out here!"

I could help you a lot

I am a very helpful fellow. I could help you out in the kitchen.
For instance, I could get rid of those scraps for you.
You could just push that cup a little closer, please.

I can't believe you're just standing there.
You don't want me to help??

You're going to give that good stuff to crows?
Huh!

Out the Window

Do you SEE what's out there?I can't take my eyes off them.

I would love to play chase with those guys.

Why won't anyone let me out?

Icing on the trees

Ice coats every twig.

The sun comes out. Sparkle!