Our first snow of 2013

Not too much...

Bluebird, babies & mealworms

This was the first we've seen the babies since they fledged about 2 weeks ago. We knew they were out there ... somewhere. The parents have been coming for mealworms each morning, then flying off in all directions to feed the babies. Now the babies are chasing daddy for food.







Here the fledgling picked up a worm by himself. Looks like he wasn't quite sure what to do with it.

Moo Doo

Some color on a gray day

Sparkling coots

Dressed for the season

Lake Gaston Boat Parade

Some blurry photos, but pretty colors...

Road trip sleepy-heads

Littleton, North Carolina scenery

Barn swallows

There are some barn swallows nesting under the deck of our pontoon boat. I guess we won't be going for a boat ride in the immediate future.

Cheep housing

A new sign for my aviary

Lake Gaston muskrat

Here are some photos of a muskrat eating his salad, otherwise known as our (crappy) lawn.

A walk around the neighborhood

Blue & Brown

A view from Eaton's Ferry Brige - we don't remember ever seeing the lake this muddy...

Hooded mergansers

I only see hooded mergansers a few times each winter & this is the first time that they've been close enough for a photo on a sunny day.

Valentines Post Office

We made the short drive up to Valentines Virginia so our cards could be among the 20,000 cards that get mailed from there with the cool Valentine post mark. The post office/general store is very cute!











Check out the WRAL news story about the post office.

Small town sights

Driving through Littleton a couple of weeks ago, I asked my husband to stop the car so I could take a photo of the horse coming down the road.








The horse was not one bit camera shy. He came right up to the car window for a close up. I'm glad I hadn't opened the window.

The snow

probably won't last too long with sunny 50 degree days...

Pileated woodpecker

A neighbor sent these photos of a Pileated woodpecker working for his meal...

The gulls of Lizard Creek

For a week or so, hundreds (or maybe thousands) of gulls chose our cove for their roosting spot. I took these photos early one very cold morning as they "came to life"...