Friday, March 16, 2018

Looking Out My Back Door


I am not like Creedence Clearwater Revival. When I look out my back door I do not see a giant doing cartwheels or a statue wearing high heels. But today I have happy creatures dancing on my lawn.

My computer sits near my back door which has a beautiful full length glass panel. I love to look out and see what the weather is like. Today it is sunny. I know... last time I was complaining about a blizzard and flooding. But today the weather is nice.

There is still a lot of snow on the ground. It is in patches. Way toward the back the garden plot is completely covered with snow. There is no sign of green anything yet. Although I do see the evergreen trees perking up just a little.

The bonus I get when looking out is the animals that scamper though here.

Right now I am watching a rabbit. It occasionally changes the spot it sits in. It is staying close to the old tractor in my neighbor's back yard. I am wondering why it sits in shady areas instead of being out in the sun. It has been there for more than half an hour now.

There have been several birds today. Some landed on the porch. Some flew by. They probably had a better spot in mind. I watched a robin sitting for the longest time on a baby tree. There are three baby trees in a spot where the neighbor had a pile of chopped wood. They will have to be cut away this spring.

A few feral cats have strolled through. Each must have had a different place to go. Each one went in a different direction.

One surprise for me was the dog I saw. It was from across the street. He is not often let out so he was having a great time. He bounced around only stopping to sniff at an interesting smell.

The squirrels had a good time earlier. They were chasing each other around and up and down a tree trunk. Finally only one stayed to forage on the ground for a little something to nibble on.

I just looked up and saw that the little rabbit has disappeared. I think that is a hint for me to leave too.

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band. I am going to take a ride on the flying spoon. Wheeeee!

18 comments:

  1. You are lucky to have so much wild life going on close by, we are pretty much limited to the wild birds and the odd barn cat which sneaks into try and kill them!! Since I fenced off the vegetable garden about 10 years ago I have not seen a rabbit :-) Enjoy your weekend Diane

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    1. I live at the edge of a very small town. I am able to see a lot of animals and I love it.

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  2. I bet the animals are wishing for spring, too. That dog sounds so cute.

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    1. I am sure they are wishing for spring. They will not get it today. We are having high winds, freezing rain, and snow is expected this afternoon.

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  3. A very nice read Emma.I think perhaps the rabbit is eating the pellets it left there yesterday?

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    1. I have no idea what the rabbit was doing. It was there for a long time.

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  4. You have reminded me how much I love that song. Thank you! Love this post!

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    1. Creedence never had a bad song. Of all the musicians I love I can only say that about Creedence and the Everly Brothers.

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  5. Every animal is dancing right in front of my eyes.
    Life is so good.
    I enjoy this.

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    1. I agree that it fills me with joy to watch tem dancing all around my yard.

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  6. You have presented such a lovely visual, Emma. As I looked out our window today, all I could see were leafless trees, ripples on the river and a steady wind blowing. Spring will definitely be late here in Nashua, NH.

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    1. Take another look. I will bet you will see movement and beauty.

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  7. Our apple tree is putting out blossoms. But the weather man is predicting the post of hail and strong storms this evening:(
    Spring is an interesting time here.

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    1. It is interesting here too. My next post will explain more. I hear bad weather is headed your way. Stay safe.

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  8. wow what beautiful sharing dear Emma!!!

    i felt as i was looking at lashing painting with so many wild creatures :)))

    Either i wonder why rabbit did not sit in the sun? may they like cold weather more?

    naughty squirrels are great fun to look at and i used to do it when i was back in my native village.

    i LOVE robin ,must be looking so pretty on little tree !

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    1. I really enjoy watching the activity in my yard. I have my very own nature channel.

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