I checked the cardinal's nest today - mama wasn't there, so I could see 2 hatchlings, fresh from their eggshells! One more brown speckled egg to go!
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After thinking I would see no interesting migrating birds this year, lo and behold today we had a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak stop and enjoy a meal of safflower seeds! I was able to shoot some good photos of his visit and when he had flown to the upper branches of the maple tree, he serenaded us for quite some time with his most melodic songs! Now if only he and his mate would take up summer residence here in our yard...
We just finished watching the movie "Up" ~ I thoroughly enjoyed it. Pixar/Disney turns out one great picture after another and this latest one is right "up" there! Ed Asner supplies the voice of Mr. Fredericksen, an elderly gentleman who after his wife passes away, goes on the one great adventure the couple had always dreamed of. Tagging along with him is a young Wilderness Scout named Russell and together they float Mr. F's house (using a gigantic bouquet of colorful balloons!) all the way to the wilds of South America. Of course lots of adventure, danger and suspense follow - all the way to the kleenex needing ending! To me, the message of this movie is that friendship has no age boundaries ~ and in this case the bond that develops between 8 year old Russell and the elderly Mr. Fredericksen is quite heartwarming.
