We got about seven inches of snow and sleet last Saturday and Sunday, and, thanks to temps in the single digits and teens most of the week, most of it is still here. More flurries for a dusting today. We’ve reached the part of winter where we’re dreaming of Spring and green and not having to put on boots and our heaviest coats just to take the trash to the can.

I repaired this bird feeder at the end of last year and finally got it rehung. (It was given to us almost ten years ago by a friend, built by his dad.) The birds have been swarming it, emptying it as fast as we can fill it. Glad we can help them out in this frozen landscape. They don’t seem scared of us either and sit on the window ledge peaking into the house. It’s a fun entertainment to see them there.