Sunset

These are a few pictures of the sunset in my back yard on Monday night. I was doing dishes after dinner, and happened to look out the window. This is what I saw! I had to get outside and snap a few pictures. I'm so glad I did. We've had nothing but cold and rain since! The colors in the sky were so lovely, and sadly, they only lasted a few minutes. I'm so glad to have a camera so I can capture these beautiful moments one day, and look back on them during the dreary days. God is good, isn' He?

Chickadee

Here are the first of my bird pictures for this week. Today's post is black capped chickadees. I just love their song and the way they bob when they fly. The chickadee is our State Bird.

A Sign of Spring!!!

Jacob, my Mom, and I were out at Field's Pond Nature Center today. We went to try out new camera equipment and to get out and enjoy the warm sunshine. The birds were chirping and flying from tree to bird feeder and back to the trees again. There were several different kinds of birds out this afternoon, including, nuthatches, chickadees, woodpeckers and one I hadn't seen before. I'm going to look it up in my book and see if I can identify it. I plan to post my bird pics all next week. My favorite bird today was the Robin. Robins, to me, are a sign of spring, and I'm so anxious for spring these days! It's not the best photo ever, but she wouldn't come out of the tree. I guess she was nice and comfy there, and didn't want to move. Can't say that I blame her!

A Sign of Spring??

As some of you know, I'm getting a little anxious for Spring. The weather has been so odd lately - one day this week we had rain, snow, and freezing rain all in the same morning! Then the next day it could rain and the next thing you know, two feet of snow has melted away. Then, it could be back in the 20's again, like today! As I was driving back home from my mom's house today, I realized the river had lots of open water, and the trees weren't covered in snow and ice! I stopped to shoot a few pictures and compare them with these that I shot in the same spot in January. I think Spring may really be on it's way, slowly, but surely! Yay!!!