In my blip yesterday, I wrote about the possibility of a freeze overnight and what that might do to my daffs. Well, we did have a freeze. First thing this morning I asked Alexa for a weather report. When she said it was 32 degrees, I dressed warmly, picked up my camera, and headed out back to see how the daffs were doing. To my delight, they had survived the cold and were already beginning to perk up, as you can see from these pictures.
That could have been enough excitement for so early in the morning, but there was more to come. Waiting for my breakfast toast to pop up, I noticed a flash of blue outside the window. Bluebirds!!! Anyone who has followed my blog, will remember how excited I get when a bluebird appears at my backyard buffet. I picked up my camera which is always close at hand, but I was too slow and the bluebird vanished before I captured his picture. There was a handsome bluejay sitting among the daffodils, but what I really wanted was at least one photo of a bluebird. Disappointed, I went back to munching on my morning toast.
And then, almost magically, the bluebird reappeared. This time Bob spotted it, and I got my photo opp of the day: Several of them in fact!
To top off the morning’s photoshoot, a rosy-red house finch posed for his portrait!
As my British photographer friends on Blipfoto might say, I was chuffed!*
*Chuffed: slang for pleased, delighted; flattered; very excited
That’s it for this blog post. I’ll be back in a few days with another post, and I hope you will join me.
See you then!
Trail Walker (aka Skip)
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 
I love your photographs! The bluebirds are beautiful. Hope you are both safe and well 🙂 x
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Thank you, Gill. I’m happy to know that you like my birds because I have a lot of fun watching them and posting their pictures. We have managed to stay well and have been enjoying a beautiful summer.
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You lucked out – patience is a virtue!
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I agree that patience is a virtue. I hope you are well and still enjoying your regular walks.
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I am well and I have been enjoying walks in my regular park, plus some other larger parks. They closed my park where I walk daily for one month due to people not social distancing. I felt badly and went to the park twice weekly, took a shortcut and left peanuts on the picnic table in the pavilion area where I leave peanuts sometimes when I know weather will be bad for a few days. I did that the entire month; it made me feel I didn’t let them down, but the cardinals have disappeared for some reason. I enjoyed seeing them, especially when they followed behind me or flew down to the pathway. Hopefully a little cooler weather is in store for both of us – it will be welcome, though it means Winter is on the way.
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Great images Skip. Love that rosy finch and of course the bluebirds
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Finches have an understated beauty in my opinion. The bluebirds are my favorites of course. Thanks for stopping by.
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