Spring!? Please!?

It was in the 60's this weekend and sunny.  Felt great!  I finished all the leaves I didn't finish in the fall.

Last fall I dug up all our tulip and daffodil bulbs.  The greenery would come up but they weren't flowering anymore.  I then planted all new bulbs.  Every Sunday, I have been taking pictures as they start coming up.  Here are the last three weeks.  I'll keep updating each week.  Click on the pic for full size.

Feb  7th

Flower on Camelia bush out back.

Tulips and Daffodils in front

Feb 14th, Notice the snow

Feb 21st, today, no snow!  More sprouting.  I hope they flower!

Happy Birthday Kerry!

Today is Kerry's 46th birthday!  And, here's how he has chosen to spend it, laying in bed watching TV.  We are going to his parents for lasagna later.
Happy Birthday!

One More Bird

One more bird picture. This is a Yellow Bellied Sapsucker. He's a type of woodpecker. He loves our Maple tree in the front yard. He drills a row of holes around the tree and then goes back and sucks the sap out. He only hangs out here in the winter.

Great Backyard Bird Count

This weekend is the Great Backyard Bird Count. Here's the link if you want to add your backyard count: http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/. So, I counted 15 different types of birds this morning in my backyard and probably two dozen birds at one time. I took some pictures, but they don't really like me doing that. I don't have a very good zoom on my camera so I have to stand outside where they see me. Only the brave ones will come around while I'm out there.
You can click on the pictures for a slightly bigger view.

Here's a Carolina Wren.

I think this is a Pine Warbler. He's new to my backyard this year.

This is a Red Bellied Woodpecker.

This guy wouldn't look at me, but he's a Towhee.

This is a White Breasted Nuthatch. They are the ones that walk down trees head first.

Winter 2010

Well, winter just won't go away here in Atlanta. This time of year, we should have highs in the mid 50's and lows in the mid 30's. Instead, we had our second snowfall. This time we got 4"! That's a lot for us. However, it was beautiful to look at. It was that heavy wet snow that sticks to everything. Here are some pictures from Friday night, while it was still snowing and Saturday morning when the sun came out. Cick on the pics for a bigger view.