Don't Forget to Feed the Birds!

The bird feeders are pretty crowded these days! Oh, and the feeders are a little easier for me to reach with all that snow piled up below. Argh. What a mess that will be as it melts. But, it sure is pretty for now. Especially in the back yard where there are no ugly grey piles.
For some bird seed recommendations from the National Wildlife Federation, click here.

Groundhog says 6 more weeks...

Oh well, we haven't had that much winter yet here this season. I won't mind if we skip the whole ice storm thing this year, but I could do with a good snow. Just for fun. When I don't have to be somewhere. Too particular? A girl can dream.


Speaking of dreaming, this is what the back yard looks like in the bleak midwinter--I still say it is more bleak when there is no snow!--but I have my seed/plant catalogues--and a new vat of deer scram--at the ready.


Oh, and just to prove that I have not killed the rosemary this year, here she is. This in itself is a minor miracle for me. And, I am watching this paperwhite bulb sprout. One leftover, so I set it in some rocks :)