It Snowed This Weekend

Yesterday it started snowing here around 3:00 pm, just flurries to begin with but it got heavier overnight. And it snowed all day today until it got dark this afternoon.


This is what our backyard looked like at about 11:00 am.




Tyler insisted on checking things out at least every 30 minutes. I think he wonders where have all the smells gone? I felt like a doorman. "Have a nice day, Sir." "Welcome back, Sir." "Going for a walk, Sir?" "Let me get the door for you, Sir."


A couple of hours later, it's still snowing and the heaps I brushed off the bird feeder and suet are quickly returning. Bushes and tree branches sag under the weight. The Big Guy is upstairs at this point, shovelling the snow off our balcony for the second time. We're both paranoid about leaks.


A small swarm of Bushtits come to the suet feeder. The birds I spotted today at the feeders included these Bushtits, Black-capped Chickadees, Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, Starlings, Steller’s Jays and a single Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia).