This morning I woke to another 5 inches of snow on my deck. I had to push the back door to get it open. Large, heavy, wet flakes covered everything in sight including the remnants of winter snow. It still has not melted. There's about one foot of that left in the yard. That makes six months of snow.
The birds were fighting to get at the feeders. They would fly in and dig around in the snow to grab a sunflower seed. The redpolls landed in the snow on the deck railing; savoring their morning snacks.
For the first time this spring, I saw a dark eyed junco at the feeder. It was holding its own amidst the flock of redpolls.
My busiest season has begun at work and I will not be getting out as much as I would like to for the next three weeks so I'm happy with the nasty weather. I hope it snows itself out while I'm stuck inside so that when my next day off rolls around, I can hit the trails without having to wear a tuque, mittens and winter coat in the middle of April.
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| Mid-April 2009. We have a long way to go to see brown grass. |
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