Red-wing blackbirds

January 17, 2007 - Birds-birds-birds! We are getting visits from at least 50 red-wing blackbirds and grackles each morning and evening. Goldy and Squirt like the mourning doves, too (their call as they try to land on the feeder reminds us of a call “watch out below!!!”). It’d be fun to have more songbirds in the yard, but it’s […]

Early spring

January 17, 2007 - Spring has sprung! Except it’s two months early! The first azalea blooms appeared this week. The weather has been usually warm–highs in the 80s, lows in the 60s–and we’ve had several inches of rain. The whole garden seems to be waking up for spring. The crape myrtles are all putting on new growth; one even […]