Hello to all you bird lovers out there. I'm not sure if this week's #SMaP, crows is still happening? But, I'd still like to share with you some pictures of a few birds that fit this category, just for the fun of it all.
@farm-mom and I have had a wonderful time while vacationing in #Florida for the past six weeks. We just got home this past Wednesday, and I must say I missed the place.
When we left the Sunshine State, the temperatures were in the mid-eighties and the white stuff that we walked barefoot on, along with this crow, is SAND
After being on the road for two very long days we arrived back home at about 6:00PM on the 9th.
It took several days to get back up to speed here on the farm. On the 13th we were treated to a different kind of white stuff, as snow fell and fell and fell some more.
What a difference a thousand miles can make as far as what your walking on. I know for a fact that Robin prefers the sandy beaches. 😁
But look what we would have missed!
After shoveling and snow blowing for several hours, I filled the bird feeders and look what showed up in less than 15 minutes, jays, part of the CROW family. At times a half of a dozen of them were scrambling for position.
What a great way to be greeted.
The jays are to blame for showing up so late, thus my very late entry. 😁😂 You would think that our friends hadn't eaten for a month or so.
Nothing shy about this fellow.
Okay, lets play follow the leader and get the flock out of here. I overheard the guy filling the feeders, finally, say that it was a hell of a lot warmer about a 1,000 miles from here, AS THE CROW FLIES.
With the last bumper crop of #gardenjournal entries I was rather disappointed that you and @farm-mom are still missing. But NOW I understand. Instead of freezing your butts off in the last snow drift of winter you were tanning in temperatures close to ours! Well maybe not quite. Our summer was one long heat wave and it is suddenly over. As we prepare for winter I look forward to seeing spring sprung in your lovely garden @thebigsweed. With almost as much enthusiasm as those cute blue jays
Getting out of the cold weather for a while was a nice break, but we're both happy to be back home.
With the weather getting a little better every day it should not be long before we start getting some dirt under our fingernails.
We hope to see the garlic cloves we planted last November start to break through the ground and then it's game on.
This year we will be scaling down our garden as I will be laid up for a while following my knee replacement surgery that will take place the 5th of May.
With the size of garden that we usually plant it would be impossible for @farm-mom to tend to it all.
Thanks for stopping by and for such a nice reply.
I hope all is well with you and your loved ones.
Scaling down is good and necessary for so many reasons. We're also downsizing the gardens. I hope you bounce back from the knee op .... well maybe not bounce! Depends on how fast @farm-mom can run I guess
I was about to ask if you are still enjoying the warm weather and when you will be back. 🙂
Lovely shots, the jays seem to miss you. 😉
I think I may have missed them equally as well as they let me know that I've arrived home safe and sound.
Robin and I joke about the fact that keeping the feeders filled is a top priority and when this is the case, all stress fades away.
Good to hear from you my friend!
Welcome back big guy and great to know that you enjoyed your time away.
Some lovely shots here and I am glad that you have not lost your humor somewhere on the beaches, as then we would have to send you back. Oh, I know a certain lady that would love to go back 😉
!Beer and a !PIZZA for you know who.
Despite us being greeted by the Bluejays, Mother nature also decided to wish us a cold welcome back. By the time it stopped snowing, 16 inches of snow blanked the landscape.
As good of a time we had, there is no place like home.
Yes, my sense of humor is still intact.
Thanks for the beer and pizza my friend, your generosity is always greatly appreciated!
I hope all is well with you and your family.
On a different subject, the war in Ukraine has been hard to wrap our heads around. To see so many innocent people dying, injured or trying to make their way to safety has been hard to watch and even harder to understand. It's times like this when your faith is tested and you start to wonder how such cruelty can continue to occur.
Images of such brutality raining down on women and children is unfathomable. Robin is in tears almost everyday and besides our prayers and monetary support we feel helpless.
I know that you experience scenes of injustice on a regular basis and I'm not sure how you deal with it.
God bless.
They say that home is where the heart is and you are right. There is a stark difference between snowy landscapes and hot beaches. But as humans we are able to adapt to our situations.
The humor factor was just a chirp to raise a smile.
Yes, we are praying that the Ukrainian war will not spark a nuclear contest otherwise we will all be in for it. We had some terrible situations here where the women and children of our fighters were rounded up on the farms and placed into concentration camps. Thousands died of malnutrition in those camps, so in my mind war doesn't differentiate between it's casualties.
Incidentally, last night we had our private communion service here at home and the theme was "Lord your will be done", so we trust and we pray. That's how we deal with it, as we trust only in Him.
Blessings also to guys.
!BEER !PIZZA and !LUV
To believe so deeply, without question, is why you are who you are. That attitude is uplifting and is the reason for the the lives you have influenced in such a positive way.
When will all of this madness end?
I think you you know the value of trusting our God with everything and in the current state of tis world, He is the only one to turn to.
Our calling is to sow the seed and I know that we will not see the growth, or the successes in the future, but that is not my worry as then our job was done.
Some will plant (us), others will water and yet others will reap the fruits.
As I said somewhere else here in the replies, the dark forces are causing havoc across the world and even the weather is going crazy. One can feel that something big is going to happen.
What it is I do not know.
!BEER !PIZZA and !LUV for the Lady.
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watch this guy a bit!