It was another cold and frosty morning. There was a lot of snow to be shoveled, luckily powder, which was not heavy, but I must admit I was exhausted by midday. It was trash day, and Harlan was overworked and running late. The cold causes horse manure to freeze to the sides of the dumpster. I did hop down into the dumpster and scrape the sides, but couldn’t take too much of Harlan’s time, so there is still a lot of frozen shit in the container. There you go – you have learned something today about the joys of horse ownership in winter.
Frost tracks on the window
Perhaps I should change the name of my blog to “Fluttering Through”, since there are more birds than horses these days. Today was no exception. Here are some pictures.
First, a pileated woodpecker and a downy woodpecker in one frame – such a variety of size!
Pileated departure 
Underwings 
Huge wings 
Little junco 
Red bellied woodpecker, downy woodpecker and blue jay 
Flicker fights off a starling 
Blue jay finished drinking 
Starling, cardinal, and a dove 
Flicker fights off more starlings 
Flicker leaves the fray 
Starling and cardinals impressionist version 
Tufted titmouse and mockingbird 
Chilly, fluffed up mockingbird
And that’s about all for today. Harry took a picture of me with the boys, Roscoe and Weedy, resting in the big purple chair after a lot of shoveling. And I got a shot of Harry and Weedy on the couch.
Stay safe, stay well. Peace.
Fabulous, thank you!