Still a bit sad here. I think the other dogs seem a bit subdued as well. We are still coming to appreciate what a towering presence and forceful personality Shaun had, despite his size. Our weather as been quite good, especially by comparison with the rest of the country and world. We have been around zero without a lot of snow. It is snowing today however and it made for a slippery walk where it covered the ice. I took these photos a couple of weeks ago when we had blue skies and a lot of sun. We have been getting lots of sparrows, drawn by the seed, suet and water. At one point it seemed that there were fewer sparrows and more house finches but the ration seems to have changed again. Although they are common, oft overlooked birds, a close look in good light does reveal their beautiful colours and delicate markings.
'The only sparrows I heard
I was told were the ones
other people had brought"
"the sparrows said one thing
but only to themselves
and each other"
"over and over they said
here here
yes here"
from Only Sparrows
by W.S. Merwin
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