The yard is so busy! For a person who grew up in inner city Toronto, it is wonderful living here. Lots of critters, especially in Spring.
I spotted two garter snakes on the lawn, on top of the septic bed. I'm not sure why they hang out there. Maybe their winter hibernaculum is near by. It is warm in the sunshine, too. For those not appreciative of snakes, I wanted to show their behaviour. They are so quick and anxious to get away.
First daffodil in bloom. There will be more! Yippee!
There were a pair of Yellow-bellied sapsucker 📹 playing the mating game. Up a tree, follow me! These are the birds who bang on something metal to woo their loved one! You can hear and see it in the video.
A pair of flickers are trying to avoid Blue Jays. I think they will nest in the dead Elm tree. The flickers have been singing about their territory for several days.
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🐸The pond pump is working well. All I need is warmer temperatures in order to put the goldfish outdoors. I removed about 14 smelly dead frog bodies. 😞 There is a healthy frog in it as of April 25th. It's unusual, as they usually flock to the pond when the vernal ponds and wetlands dry up. Welcome, little froggy!
🐦Phoebe seems to have chosen the traditional spot under the deck. If you look closely, you can see a carefully positioned circle of mosses on the green shelf. I'll keep you posted. It is an old shelf, perhaps one built by the previous home owners. He was a carpenter. I repurposed it knowing Phoebe wanted to nest there. I rigged up a paint roller with my late parents mirror visor.
🥀Spring Cleaning: Much yard work was done. Tarps away, empty kindling containers to shed. I ache, in a good way. I didn't suffer too much from ditch diving.
We did a walkabout out back. Cinnamon was disappointed that we didn't go down to the frog pond.
😩Measles cases are up in 2025. Canada has hit 1000. We know why: antivaxxers with their conspiracy theories.
😡We can blame 💉antivaxxers, like our neighbour, and former MPP Hillier. He went into the city and was out targeting the LGBTQ+ community in Ottawa along with Bernier. I apologize for this.
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Hello,
The snake was a quick mover. Love the daffodil and the Sapsucker. I hope your election has a good result. I like that "vote as if" sign. Have a wonderful week!
Hari OM
Love the Carney quote... May he emerge as the antidote the world needs to kick it another direction. YAMxx
Good signs and sayings. Maybe the snakes (the garden ones, not the politicians,) like the septic area because it's warmer? Not sure how that works. Linda in Kansas
A post worth reading just to see the word, “ hibernaculum.”
I'll certainly be thinking about all of the Canadian voters tomorrow. I feel as if there are two kinds of people these days...the dividers who want all people to divide up into different categories, and the uniters who want the differences to come together and work toward wholeness. But then, the dividers will also say that's what they want, only just their own way and nobody else really should exist.
Oh Jenn, Hillier was our MPP, and I used to cringe whenever he got public time. Now we have John Jordan, and I am delighted. I worked with him when he was the Director at the Lanark CHC and he is a quiet, intelligent, hard-working soul. What a contrast.
I have two baby daffs in the bulb bed. And, I think, if I moved some leaves, croci.
Spring has come. Yeah. I hear the metallic drumming every day, plus chickadee 'Hey Sweetie'. Yes, it is a gift to be out of the city ... except, my city daughter has a cardinal couple. They do not come here.
? Did my comment evaporate? Ah well.
So many critters you get to see around your place.
We can only hope for a good outcome tomorrow.
Troubled days all over the world, I read about the car ramming in Vancouver, such a needless act which has impacted hundred of innocent people. The green shelf, it serves a very handy purpose for your resident birds.
Love Mark Carney's statement. If only more of them realised that.
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