Birdfeeding

[ysabetwordsmith]

Today is sunny and considerably less cold -- ice is melting  in places.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a pair of cardinals, and two mourning doves.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 12/16/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 12/16/25 -- I took a few pictures around the yard, including the plant labels I'm tracking.

EDIT 12/16/25 -- I potted 4 Granny Smith apple seeds that already split open, and stored 3 more in a baggie of damp sand in the fridge.

One of the Pink apple sprouts that I planted earlier has surfaced and opened tiny leaves.  \o/  (Note that this will not make a Pink apple, since it is a seedling not a clone, but if it lives then it should produce decent dessert apples of some sort.)

EDIT 12/16/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 12/16/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

Birds and Snow

[ribirdnerd]

We finally received some accumulating snow on Sunday. It was only 2 inches but the meteorologists say it's been nearly 300 days since our last snow.

The feeders have been busy with Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals, a trio of woodpeckers Flicker, Downy and Red bellied, plus House, Song and White throated Sparrows.