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Where did that wren come from?
Monday morning as I worked on a retirement plan for a client when an incessant, cheerful cry announced a Carolina wren has returned. It was so loud I could hear it with the windows closed.
Off to the gorge
Late in the afternoon Gordon got the zoomies. As we left, I noticed the white snow in our neighbor’s yard stained red with the blood of a house sparrow. I didn’t witness the kill but we’ve had a merlin hanging around so we had a suspect. About the snow and ice
It was still about a foot thick. Thin mist hung in the gorge. I should have worn microspikes because it was slippery.
At one point, Gord charged up the hillside, pulling me away. He is a known killer but I saw nothing. This time.
About that 190 lane closure
In other news, along the 190 south at Niagara Falls Boulevard, a replacement girder is staged for installation. A spokesperson for State DOT said the work is progressing but completion awaits warmer weather and will likely require a couple more short closures of the 190 as well as southbound Niagara Falls Boulevard
Thursday’s walk
It was sunny, and slippery. We receive 4 inches of fresh snow Tuesday night. 48 hours later, one lonely pair of boot tracks marked our trail. I suspect I am not the only one fatigued by this relentless winter.
Still, can we still get an old-fashioned blizzard? I want 10 degrees and 18 inches with sustained gusts of 40 mph. Bring it on!
I will always live somewhere with weather. Climate is boring.
Hark! A cardinal
As the winter drags on, today there was another sign of spring. Friday morning, in our yard, the cardinals were singing again. They do that when the breeding season is near, both to attract mates and to mark territory.
The Mourning cloaks are coming
The fully formed butterfly, about the size of a monarch, will show up in the woods in early spring. It only takes a couple warm days. Bob Confer reminded me of it with his nature column today.
Columbine rock
There is a boulder near where we walk that has a crack where a Candian Columbine completes its lifecycle. I realized the other day how often I pass it so today, decided to share a photo. I think I will do that every month for a year. It is an innocuous chunk of limestone, beautiful in its own way.
