locked in an argument about essentials: safety and love – our boys aren’t speaking (to each other – they are ranting to us) then Owen unexpectedly crosses no-man’s land calmly says there’s something Cedar should see we all look up (some more skeptically than others) Spidey has a family he announces and we all spill out of the house gaze up into the rafters where a line of four sweet chipmunks placidly gaze back at us smiles wide between their cheeks absolve us all without lifting a paw let us move on to the hugging part of the day
Yesterday we realized that the Mountain Chickadees have almost definitely taken up residence in the house on the deck. They may not yet have chicks, but we have observed them frequently flying into the hole, staying there for a minute, and exiting. They do this quite commonly even when we are having lunch on the deck, only several feet away! The hummingbirds have also put in many appearances at the feeder, and also visit while we are sitting there. With such close proximity, I have been able to get several good photos of both chickadees and hummingbirds. While watching the chickadees and hummingbirds, a small chipmunk made an appearance on a log below the deck. We also went on a short walk where we found several flowering Chiming Bells. I was able to get some close-ups of these, which was easy as they don’t fly away immediately. Here they are!