Down The Hatch!

The squirrel has learned the secret of the Sasquatch in the Red Coat: peanuts. Or maybe Mr. Squirrel has a Blue Jay Identity Complex?

The sounds of spring are in the air, even as we still have snow on the ground and below freezing temperatures. It’s the sound of the busy little birds- the nuthatches, mountain chickadees, and junco’s. When they return to Sunriver, spring is sure to follow.

As winter comes to an end, so am I finishing a quilt project started ages ago. Although it was never officially a UFO (UnFinished Object), I did put it aside quite a few times. With spring comes the birds and new projects. Oh boy!

…or is it the other way around? When I go outside in the morning with peanuts, the Bird-On-Watch quickly sends out the alert. Soon I’m riddled with blue jays, waiting for their peanuts and/or corn.

We don’t have a lot of birds that spend the winter in Sunriver, but we have a few: quail, doves, nuthatches, junkos, chicadees, and my personal favorite, the noisy blue jay.

The deer have left- they wander over to eastern Oregon for the winter. Soon we’ll have snow that doesn’t melt off. All the better to stay home and sew!