This morning the male Blackburnian warbler brought one of his chicks down to a low branch of the yellow birch outside the dining room window. His softly blended orange-on-white throat looks like a bit of flame dancing along the branch. The fledgling was tiny and shabby by comparison. I hear the male’s thin song around the cottage every day until ( Read more... )

It has been a busy day and I haven't had time to reply to everyone, so I just wanted to say thanks to my friends who sent greetings via email, LiveJournal and Facebook. bitterlawngnome posted a nice photo. Les and I were tuning organs (for Easter) in Toronto today, so we managed to meet Danny for lunch, and that made me feel all soft and smiley inside.

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I drove to spend the afternoon with marian_w and Brenna. Along most of the highway from Toronto, Lake Ontario lies visible to the south. I was surprised to see the water open. First thing in Port Hope, we drove down to the lake and hiked for a few minutes along the top of the bluff there. It's similar to the height of the one back home, but today the ( Read more... )