Been busy. I try to keep us an underscheduled household, but even so we always seem to be doing something. Even our down time seems to include little surprises, like a dead robin to examine up close, a quick smooch of a goose, a nice moment with a glider on a windless day…

The birds enjoy the very last bit of snow on the property

He had to be coerced at first, but at last Max succumbed to a good long embrace

Best eight bucks we’ve spent in a while

Poor thing – traveled so many hundreds of miles only to be hit by a car

Here she is up close

Elihu admires her wingspan

You can see why they’re called brown-headed cowbirds

Hmm. This guy seems to be feeling the excitment of spring…!

Mama did her biannual cleanout of the junk drawer

Skidmore College’s Taiko drummers

Elihu takes a turn

That was fun!

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I just want to thank Joe for all his kindness in helping me get setup on my new (refurbished) computer. I’m up and running again and it’s all thanks to him! If you live in the Saratoga Springs area, I encourage you to use J & D computer repair!