The Birds are Really Singing

The morning cacophony of birdsong is just amazing, especially on these warmer days. With temps above freezing already at 7:30, there is so much singing it is almost hard to hear the highway noises in the distance. What a shame.

My friend Janet has helped me realize that I have a huge flock of Pine Siskins around here as well as the various Finches, Juncos, Chickadees and Sparrows. Together with the crows, the ducks testing flight patterns, the many Cardinals, and the Mourning Doves, the yard is certainly active. Wish the snow would go so I could get out there easier. I take the occasional walk around, but it's tough going and hard to see much.

Note for this spring (when it really comes): consider pruning the lower branches of "Charlie Brown" to allow more space and light for plants underneath. But move the sedum clumps that are there now to the west edge of the garden under the bedroom windows. Kill the clump of New England Asters there, they always flop by August.