I'm Really Not Kidding About the Starlings

This was my backyard yesterday! I don't like the starlings even in small numbers because they are loud and nasty birds, but in large numbers they are intolerable!

You would not have believed the mess on my yard, house and patio after they flew away. They are eating some kind of red berry and they red seedy mess they leave is just hideous.

Menacing Starlings!

I heard a terrible racket outside this morning and looked out the window. I could not believe it! Hundreds of starlings everywhere! I wish I'd had a camera upstairs. The common area beside my home and my yard were covered. When they took off it made the most unbelievable noise.

By the time I had grabbed the camera most of them were gone across the street.

Nasty birds! I had several spots on the house and windows like this one.

Too bad he didn't come a little earlier he could have had a feast today.

The Sparrows

This picture was taken yesterday and reminded me of some verses from the Bible. If God cares for every little sparrow, and not one falls to the ground without His knowledge, how much more does He care for His children. Even the hairs on our head are all numbered. He knows every little detail about us. He loves us and cares about us.

We had a little snow yesterday, and some people we know were involved in accidents. I'm so thankful no one was injured. We were expecting more snow over night and I was concerned about my daughter who would be driving to school and work this morning. I was so relieved when I woke up and saw there was no new snow on the ground and most of it from yesterday had melted. I know she will eventually have to drive in it, but I'm hoping she will get a little more practice before getting on the interstate. Just another reason to dislike winter.

I moved the bird feeders closer to the patio so the kitty and I can enjoy seeing them better. That is one of the few things I love about winter and snow. It really brings the birds in.

The hawk knows it too!

Thankful for a Beautiful Day!

During the month of November we've had day after day of cold, gray, dreary and depressing weather. I think that is also one of the reasons I've been feeling SAD, I believe I have experienced Seasonal Affective Disorder. I really dislike winter, it's not so much the cold weather that bothers me, but the lack of sunshine. Sometimes it really does affect my energy level and my moods.

Today was a gorgeous day! While it was only in the mid to upper 40's, the sun was shining and it felt warm to me. I was able to get outside an clean off the patio and empty the containers to store them in the garage for the winter. It felt so wonderful to be outside piddling around in the yard. I'm very thankful for my guys who helped me with this heavy chore.

The robins are still around and they were chirping loudly today as were the cute little chickadees.

Glorious sunshine, yard work, and singing birds... now that was just what the doctor ordered!

Happy Thanksgiving!

It has been quite a while since my last post. Thank you all for the comments that have been left for me.

This has been a difficult month for me. I've had a nasty respiratory virus that's had me coughing and not feeling particularly well for about a month and other health related things that have been bothersome.

I've also been very discouraged and disappointed in some people that I know who have made very poor decisions and have hurt their loved ones. I've been sad and probably even depressed.

I've always wanted my blog to be a place of cheer and encouragement for those who visit. It makes my day when people comment that a picture or a post has brought them cheer.

Honestly, it has been difficult for me to see much beauty in the ordinary things lately, so I've not been taking many nature pictures and the ones I have taken have not pleased me.

I really needed this special time of Thanksgiving to focus on those many things I'm thankful for. I needed to be reminded to focus on blessings and not problems. It has been a very enjoyable Thanksgiving for us even though we couldn't be with extended family this year.

I'm feeling better now both physically and emotionally and hope to post more regularly again.

I'm so thankful for each of you who faithfully reads this blog of mine and I'm thankful for your blogs that I've continued to read, even though I haven't felt much like commenting recently.

I hope that each of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyable time with your loved ones.

On a side note, my computer is sounding strange tonight. So, if by chance you don't hear from me, it may be that I have computer problems. I do hope that isn't the case.