4 may


the good

in the evening as joe and i sat with the windows open to the porch

i heard a different bird at the feeder

when I got up to investigate i saw the goldfinches

well, there was such a glorious back-show

of setting sun that it was difficult to make out that they were, indeed, goldfinches

I took a few pictures and didn't even see the second one 

until I looked at the image on my lap-top




I have been trying to entice those goldfinches 

to our porch for a few years...

now that they know it is good here

they will come back every season.

~

the fun

I made my first ice coffee of the season lastnight

and I am drinking it out of a mason jar

with a straw!
  
~  

the random

lupines are up in the gardens

soon there will be blossoms!

 

 





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Comments

  1. Tamar SB04/05/2015, 07:16

    I love Lupines! Do you know the story Miss Rumphius?

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  2. Carol Blackburn04/05/2015, 08:16

    Lovely! I like how the bird on top is sort of blended in like a chameleon would do. Cool!

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  3. Nicki04/05/2015, 08:23

    I love your edit on your bird shot. Just yesterday I was sitting by the back door reminiscing the days when our bird feeder was filled with this and that bird - but since the neighbor's herd of feral cats claimed our fenced in area as their safe haven, we no longer entice birds for fear of their ultimate 'last meal'.

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  4. Vandana Sharma04/05/2015, 09:44

    so beautiful and it seems like the finch sitting on top is actually posing for the photographer!!

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  5. Anonymous04/05/2015, 14:32

    The gold finches are cute! What kind of coffee do you use for your iced coffee? Am looking for a good recipe:) Enjoy your week!

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  6. Pondside05/05/2015, 19:10

    What a wonderful shot of the goldfinches at the feeder - that's a 'keeper'!

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