Only the other day I was hoping that the snow we got on my birthday would be the last, but now we are at the first official day of spring it is snowing.
Oh well, it is Canada!
Yesterday we spotted the killdeer for the first time this year. Bet they are wondering what they have come back to now!
This last ten days or so have seen many changes in the garden. Temperatures have been higher which means we are losing a lot of the snow. The last snowfall was on my birthday (13th) so hopefully that was the last of it.
Lots of blackbirds and grackles are arriving and we have seen several robins. The geese are also about and the flock we have in the woods at the back of us have arrived and are honking happily. We have also had quite a few redpolls, pic below.
Chipmunks are up and about and frantically running around the garden and we still have the deer most days, but I’m sure their visits will be ending soon. But the raccoons are out and about. They are cute but a nuisance.
We are still waiting for the arrival of the killdeer who have come back every year we have been here to nest and raise their young. They usually arrive during the last two weeks of March so we expect them any time soon.
The junkos will be leaving us soon, no doubt. But it definitely feels more like spring now.
On another note I have decided against eye surgery at this time. The $4k price tag is too high to justify at the moment. I will readdress the issue sometime in the future perhaps.
Also daughter Stacey and girlfriend Amy will be visiting from the UK in May, so we are really looking forward to that. Planning lots of trips and adventures, so I don’t think our feet will touch the ground whilst they are here.
