A Photo a Week Challenge: Changing Seasons
It was such a warm winter — with no snow at all — that spring is arriving without the usual fanfare. I don’t know how well out “outside” flowers are doing because I don’t go out. I can tell the season is changing because the birds are beginning to show their breeding colors. It’s odd.
They usually change more or less all at the same time, but this year, it’s rather patchy. Some are fully feathered in their finest mating displays. Others are partly changed. One has a bright yellow head, but a dull greenish body while another had brilliant yellow wings but was a dull green everywhere else.
I have seen quite a few fledglings recently from their nests, so some of the Goldfinch are already breeding. The other day, I saw the first Brown-headed Cowbirds of the year. Most of the House Finches are deep red and obviously ready to mate.
There are buds on the trees and the pollen count is up.
We have the green shoots for the daffodils, tulip, and daylilies, but they are just shoots. Not ready for blooming. But it is very early in the gardening year for the northeast.
And finally, inside we are growing a beautiful array of orchids and hoping to stay healthy while trying hard to not worry. Worry is the ultimate waste of time. We always worry about the wrong things anyway. Whatever is coming, will come, with or without months of angst.
Categories: #Birds, #Flowers, #gallery, #Photography, Marilyn Armstrong, Photo A Week Challenge
Our crocuses are in bloom too now. Daffodils are up but not open. It won’t be long…
Leslie
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If it gets just a little warmer, everything will bloom. Except us. We aren’t going to bloom until summer I guess.
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It will happen sooner than that, I hope….
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We hope, but I’m not counting on it.
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One day at a time…
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Your pictures are amazing. I agree with you that worrying gets us nowhere. Take care.
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I am not worrying, but I’m furious at our so-called president. He really is a piece of work. I don’t even have the words to express how I feel about him.
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He is a crazy nut. Totally self absorbed, delusional and has an IQ of a chicken, maybe!
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Chickens are MUCH smarter. They also speak better English.
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Yes, it’s unfair to compare them to the orange Cheeto.
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Just rarttle off a list of 4 letter ones.., and maybe you’ll have enough to cover the situation. Then there’s the chance of that special one that will describe him completely?
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There is no single word. Just a string of bad ones.
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