Saturday, December 31, 2011

"Hello Darkness My Old Friend"

I find myself struggling a bit with this winter. It might be because we didn't have all that great of a summer. This winter has been relatively mild, which is great for getting out of the house, but that also means lots of grey skies. I'd take a few days of 30 below with clear blue skies, please.



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Of course, it doesn't help that Aedan's been waking up at 5 am these days. That means sitting around for 6 hours before the sky lightens. It makes for a very long, very dark day. I miss being able to sleep in til 9 or 10...that way, sun rise is only a cup of tea (or two) away. We're in the thick of it, though, and I know that it's only going to get better from here on out. Soon, the days will be getting noticeably longer, the sun rising earlier and earlier...



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This last photo is a spruce grouse, in a tree in our yard. There were four of them in there this afternoon. I really love grouse, they seem like such gentle birds, with their soft clucking calls. It always surprises me to see them in flight. Their small wings are powerful, carrying their plump bodies to safety when saucy little dogs named Cilla chase after them in the woods!

3 comments:

  1. Winter has been odd over here in Faro too! A lot of warm days which I am not going to complain about. I have been able to get outside with the kids almost every day this winter. Last year we had a spell of nearly six weeks where it was too cold for them and we went crazy inside! Although, the sky was nice and blue those six weeks. :)

    And that is a rather delicious looking grouse in your tree!

    Kara

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  2. Love your photos... makes me feel like painting snow scenes and I agree with Kara - it looks like a tasty little morsel!

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  3. You gals are right, that is a tasty looking bird...but a hunter I am not!

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