May, 2020

Our city is taking advantage of less traffic to make quicker progress on re-doing the road & sidewalks through our local village center. I took my bike down there today to have a look.

This crossed-out label on my wine club’s shipping box is about the only non-pain-in-the-ass change to come out of our current situation.

One advantage of being home every day is we get to watch the wildlife in our yard. Two interesting visitors from today and one from yesterday.

First up is a cardinal. We get a few cardinals at our feeder, but what’s interesting is that I am pretty sure this is last year’s chick. We also have seen a pair for the last few years, but this guy is by himself and you can see his plumage is not quite baked.

Next up is a groundhog (woodchuck, whistle pig, whatever you want to call it). He’s awfully cute. Shame they’re so destructive. I am glad we’re not trying a vegetable garden.

Finally, from yesterday, a rose-breasted grosbeak at our feeder! This photo is not the best quality (shot through a screen), but is clear enough for a positive ID. We hope this guy sticks around and finds a mate.

We got out into the woods for a walk today.

A song sparrow visited our feeder.

And we were serenaded by our neighborhood’s resident flicker. For the sake of our ears, I sure hope he finds a mate soon.

My coworker today is posing as a leopard.