November's weather has given us a chance to spend some time catching up outside. It has been wonderful! This morning, November 7, I noticed bird movement around the bluebird houses. After not seeing bluebirds here since the pea ending spring drought, I was delighted to see them checking the houses. I have never seen slate gray juncos chasing other birds before, but they were definitely annoyed by the bluebird's presence. Everything about November 2015 has been a little weird so far. Some of it has been in a very good way. There is no bluebird in the photo. Our simple point and shoot camera has no chance of capturing a usable bird closeup.
Ed and I spent the morning bagging leaves at a friend's house in Unadilla. They still bag up leaves for pickup there and Ed is mulching the garden with leaves as we get it cleared . We turned it into a bit of a lawn party. It was fun to spend the morning working together. The leaves are all cleaned up at Helen's. Ed got bags and bags of leaves for his garden beds. Working together saved time and energy for everyone. What could be better than that?
- Sunset comes early these days before 5:00 pm. Days continue to get shorter until the winter solstice but progress continues in the garden. Today was a wonderful warm November day. We made the most of it.
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Yes, it has been a weird autumn. The birds seem a little confused here, too. For example, we've always had a few Tufted Titmouse visitors in the spring and fall, but they seem to be hanging around longer than in past years. They're so cute and I enjoy their "Peter Peter" song. :) Congrats on your productive autumn garden projects!
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