At about 9;15 this a.m., from my chair at the breakfast table, two male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at the nearly empty feeder. Of course, this means another trip to buy more seed, another consequence of a long-lasting winter. The gold finches will be happy. At the same time, at least one White-crowned Sparrow under the feeder and a family of chipmunks playing nearby. Also at the same time, just to complete the image of a zoo here, a deer strolled by. Oh, and Shirley found the first garter snake of the season. (Disclosure: That was yesterday.) Also yesterday, a very few dandelions bloomed along the roadside. My notes from last year say that by this date all the dandelions had already gone to seed. Keep smiling.
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