Spent some time watching chickadees and creepers taking seeds from the dried flowers and hiding them in the trees. It should be noted, they shell them, dropping the husk to the ground below, before tucking the meat into the crevasses of the bark.
I’ve watched woodpeckers come right after and steal the seeds. Damn those thieves.
Still the chickadees do their chore with cheerful vigour, regardless of thieves or winter coming quick or slow. I can’t imagine they are coming back to the ones they’ve hidden, trusting instead to the thoughtful nature down the line, birds hiding seeds in the trees above snow-covered ground. What goes around. . .
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BC has implemented additional measures to slow the Covid virus. The ant-maskers held a demonstration downtown. I was conveniently in the bush, hiding, watching my grandchildren laugh, marvelling at the frozen lake while the mud puddles were open and thawed.
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Just before dark, I watched a young boy with roller blades stick handle a ball down the sidewalk. It made me wish I was young.
The lake has a skim of ice. I’m hoping the cold takes hold, the snow stays put high until it’s hard enough to skate. That’s all it will take to make this old man happy.
Palliser Pass 
Jim R
Nice photo of the grandkids. You are a fortunate grandpa to have them close by.
Our chickadees and nuthatches are always very busy hiding seeds. I’ve wondered how much bird seed is tucked away in cracks and crevices. I opened a window recently and found lots of sunflower seeds tuck into the sill.
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underswansea
Hi Jim, it is awesome to see the Grandkids. We are trying to make our house a very special place for them so they will always want to come here and feel at home.
I so enjoy watching the birds get ready for winter. Those chickadees are rugged little birds.
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mountaincoward
I just don’t understand the anti-maskers – they don’t seem to realise that wearing a mask also keeps them themselves safe and not just others!
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underswansea
Most anti-maskers don’t believe Covid is a serious problem. Many think the risk has been inflated or even created by a ‘higher order’.
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mountaincoward
whilst not realising that any so-called ‘higher order’ wouldn’t want to actually crash the economies of the world (which Covid is doing!) – they’re totally ‘duhhh’ aren’t they!
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underswansea
You have too much sense to entertain conspiracy theories. Here in Canada the landscape is rife with wackos.
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mountaincoward
well I think it is here but I think us northerners are generally a bit more sensible. Having said that, we do have that wacko woman coming into our shop regularly! She brought us a sheaf of paperwork on one of her conspiracy theories the other day – I only read the first paragraph and that was hilarious enough!
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Julie@frogpondfarm
Wonderful photo of Scarlett and Cooper! Looks like you are using the new editor Bob 🙂
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underswansea
Thanks Julie, Lisa took the pic of Scarlett and Cooper. Are you referring to the new WordPress editor? Take care.
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Julie@frogpondfarm
Yes the new editor?
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underswansea
I’m used to it now. What do you think of it?
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Julie@frogpondfarm
Ha ha I don’t use it! I’m a dinosaur, still on the old version
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underswansea
Better be careful! It’s in WordPress’s interest to move you along. 🙂
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