Winter Friends

Winter is finally settling in, mostly juncos in the yard along with the cutie pine siskins. This year my regular visitors include Harry (hairy woodpecker) and Rufus (canyon towhee with a ruffled rufous cap). Plus a scrub jay. Ravens are keeping more of a distance since I took away the bird bath -- I got sick of coming home to find their carrion marinating there. I am happy for the company, everybody I know seems busy these days. Long weekend of unstructured time was welcome, I need that, but done with it by this afternoon, new year blues perhaps, so guess it'll be good to show up at work tomorrow.