And It Snowed. And Snowed.

I can’t say that I am fond of winter. Really, that line is quite an understatement. I have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). One thing that has been a great help is light therapy. I have a special light box that I sit in front of each morning. Usually, I spend an hour in front of it but lately an hour hasn’t been enough. This past week the light has been on for a minimum of three hours. The alternative, for me, is unbearable.

Last night when I took the dogs out for the last time, the ground was bare. This morning when I got up the world was a winter wonderland – for some!

That picture was taken about 7:30 this morning. It snowed about two more inches before it all stopped!

One thing I do enjoy about winter is feeding the birds. When I heard the winter storm warning yesterday, I made sure the feeders were full. This year I have 5 feeders out. Some years there are up to nine. I only feed black oiler sunflower seeds – all the birds love them and I don’t get weeds everywhere. I have a deal with the birds – they get sunflower seeds in the winter and in return, they plant sunflowers for me to enjoy in the Spring and Summer. I will show you what they give me this summer.

Anyway, I thought you might enjoy looking at a bit of snow from inside, wherever you are. I find the feeder “hats” very amusing.

I have many kinds of birds that visit the feeders and I never tire of watching them. I have 4, sometimes 5 pairs of cardinals, many sparrows, purple finches and house finches, quite a few juncos, downy woodpeckers, flickers and a little house wren family.

I also have the bane of bird feeders – squirrels. This one must have just taken a bath.

The cardinals are my favorite, though. They feed early in the morning and late in the afternoon, unless there is snow and then they feed most all day long.

It is interesting how the snow made this chair into sculpture.

I will leave you with one last picture – my favorite. This male cardinal knew I was taking pictures of him. Each time I would snap a shot, he would change position and pose some more.