I'm fortunate that my next-door neighbor has a large backyard adjacent to our dining room table where I'm often seated eating, reading, or working on the computer. After two weeks of being inside due to ice and snow (and the flu), these wildlife visitors gladdened my heart!
1. The blush (a poetic collective noun for a group of robins, particularly used for flocks of them gathering during winter, often foraging together) of robins gathering in the neighbor's yard as the snow receded bit by bit.
2. The mama deer advancing slowly through the same neighbor's yard, waiting for her tardy twins to catch up. When I coughed, she heard me and we had a lovely moment of connection.
3. The return of the hawk to our neighbor's backyard. He /she gracefully circled the yard several times before flying away. I'm still trying to figure out if he/she is a Red-shouldered or a Red-tailed Hawk.
This post celebrates 15 years of blogging and marks my 1,500th blog post. A huge thank you for the groups that have encouraged my writing life through the years (Slice of Life, Spiritual Journey Thursday, Poetry Friday, Celebrate This Week), but especially for my blogging friends. I love each and every one of you!
Congratulations on your "15th year of blogging" and your "1,500th blog post." I came here to read your slice about the amazing sightings next door and ended up celebrating with you as well as being encouraged to keep going with my writing. Thank you and well done Ramona.
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