During the lull I went outside to shovel the driveway, thinking it would be a quick job. Instead, it took me, Hubby Tony, and Son Donald 45 minutes to scrape off the icy mix. After we were done Donald moved his car off the street and onto the driveway to make it easier for the snow plow. He came back inside and said there was something going on in the yard I should look at.
From my position at the living room window, the holly bush just to the left of the front door looked like it was alive! I took a closer look and realized it was full of robins. I counted a dozen birds perched on the bush eating berries, and probably that many more on the ground around that and the other hollies planted in the bed that stretches across the front of the house.
I grabbed my camera to take a picture, but since the bushes are close to the window every time I moved the camera into position I'd spook some of the birds. It didn't help that Jackson the cat was next to me on his hind legs chattering away at the excitement going on outside.
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Five years ago today: Taking Inventory
Wow your weather sounds awful too.
ReplyDeleteFortunately the second portion of the storm petered out and left much less snow than they'd first forecast.
DeleteI think it's my fault... The last time I was up, there was a big snow/icy thing too (early Feb). But it' better here than home. Friends are telling me almost 3" of sleet on the roads (but that's better than if we'd gotten the freezing rain that was predicted!).
DeleteTeri, you better not bring bad weather a THIRD time this year, or we'll ban you from Missouri until May :-)
DeleteLOL That's what my family is saying too!
DeleteRobins are a good sign, please send some our way! :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week Kathy!
I'll do my best!
DeleteSorry about all the snow. :( We really got lucky in that it was a pretty mild winter. We've had rain most of last week and are expecting much of the same this week.
ReplyDeleteLove that the birds came and enjoyed your berries! I noticed some on one of my rosebushes recently.
This is the most snow we've had for a few years.
DeleteI just keep telling myself that with every day that passes the odds of us getting more winter weather will decrease.
A holly bush full of robins is a happy image. I'm sure they were happy for all the grub, too.
ReplyDeleteI hope they enjoyed the food, too. It's WAY too cold for them to be searching for worms and bugs.
DeleteI didn't know holly berries were edible. Yae for the robins! I hope it gets warmer for them.
ReplyDeleteSince the bushes were still full of berries I suspect the critters don't like them as much as other fruits, but I guess they were hungry enough to lower their standards.
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