Bird and blossoms

I was finally able to get a bird to pose for me in of my flowering trees this past week. I've tried many times to get these birds and blooms photos (sorry if there is a trademark issue with the magazine).

​I was so thrilled to have a chickadee perch in my peach tree for several minutes. The lighting wasn't great, but I will take what I can get.

"The food is great here, but the service stinks. I waited forever.

I surmised that it may have been the same chickadee that posed among the green leaves of a lilac bush a few days earlier. I pondered to myself if it was the same cheeky little one who gave me the stare down at close range for not having the bird feeders out early enough one morning (How dare I sleep in on the weekend).

​It landed less than a foot from me and gave me its angry bird face. My husband and I wondered that it may have been thinking something along the lines of "Just wait until my Yelp review. It will be only three stars.." or "The food is great here, but the service stinks. I waited forever." Perhaps the birds don't have Yelp. Maybe it is called Cheep and gives ratings in beaks. Of course there is always Twitter.

In other fowl news, a pair of Canada geese have been frequenting the neighbor's pond. We didn't get a great reception from the couple. First they were hiding with their necks down. However, as we were leaving they became more vocal. Their very loud and incessant honking irritated Kyle the goat.

​He returned their onslaught with some snorting of his own. It was not a peaceful moment at the pond that day. 

Internet research claimed the geese were just defending "their" territory.

​I pondered what the actual translation of the honking was.... "Yea, that's right, you go on, get out of here and don't come back."

Meanwhile, the trail camera captured a nice peaceful shot of a goose and an action shot of them leaving.

Also at the pond, the frogs were out in full force during the warmer weather. We kept making a splash as we spooked adult frogs along the pond's edge.

Clem and Sadie continued swimming their daily laps, pausing occasionally to try to get a frog or two with no success.

Sherman was a little less energetic and preferred to sit things out. However, he's almost 8 years old, so he's allowed to take breaks.

Speaking of taking breaks, Mother Nature decided to take a break from the summer weather and throw the region into some winter weather last week. However, the snow didn't stay that long and temperatures were on the rebound.

Nonetheless, my tulips started to show a little color. 

The cold snap seemed to put a hold on the show. I always impatiently wait for what I hope will be a color explosion when the tulips bloom. However when I thought about the term color explosion, I could only picture the dogs stomping through my tulip bed scattering brightly hued petals everywhere.

​That's just the nature of things 'round here.