Aftermath of winter storm Vulcan…. (Vulcan? did a Trekkie choose this name?)

Welcome February 1st. Welcome Winter storm Maximus, welcome 12+ more inches of the white stuff! Lets hope the ground hog doesn’t see his shadow tomorrow!
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| the Wren’s house |
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| snow covered white pines and spruces |
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| my favorite antique ceramic feeder decorated with bat chime |
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| Douglas fir on our corner |
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| Even Morton, our neighbor’s dog, looks unhappy about the extra snow! |
When did the Weather people start naming the winter storms? We had Q (literally) and now Saturn… what were the others? Did I miss the memo?
Anyway, here we are in March already and Northern Illinois woke up to more snow this morning! I know we need the moisture but I’d love to see some spring daffodils instead. I’ve got the itch to start my new garden!
And from the amount of birds I have at my feeders today, I’d say they are ready for spring too!
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| grumpy goldfinch ready for spring! |
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| goldfinches, cardinal & song sparrow |
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| male cardinal |
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| titmouse |
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| female cardinal |
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| assorted finches (yes, cardinals are a finch) |
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| cold dove |
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| cardinal |