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.

Comments

[ribirdnerd]

Busy day!

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

The weather is finally clement enough to get outside and do more than the bare minimum.

Re: Yes ...

[ribirdnerd]

Nice...not here we had snow then very cold! Supposed to warm up beginning tomorrow. We seem to be a few days behind your weather.

Re: Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I'm in central Illinois and you're in Rhode Island, so yeah, 1-3 days later depending how fast a given weather system is traveling.