Sightings --

[kinzel]

Today we saw a couple of pairs of grosbeaks on the deck ... our first of the season...

Today I saw (and acquired a copy of) Entertainment Weekly #987, the April 18 issue. Congratulations to Uncle Hugo Bookstore of Minneapolis, who supplied the Top 20 list of current science fiction there on page 69. Kudos to The Copy Center Plus, who printed two of the books in that top 20. Book #13 and Book#20 ... are Liaden Universe Companion #1 in mass market and Dragon Tide, respectively. Cool! Thanks to several sharp=eyed readers for bringing this to our attention.

Sharon saw a deer yesterday, and I saw the hawk down the street. Today, I saw but couldn't get a photo of an eagle in our backyard. I also saw the pan I was cooking in when the eagle grabbed my attention. Do not try getting photo of eagle in backyard while cooking -- repeat, do not try this at home.

Comments

[gramina.livejournal.com]

In lieu of a picture of the eagle, you could always post a picture of the pan!

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

What kinda grosbeaks? We've had pine grosbeaks here through the winter, but none of the others.

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

Big bright evening grosbeaks.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I _think_ I saw a rose-breasted grosbeak out at the nature center a couple of weeks back. It was flying, so this is not a firm report.

[amm-me.livejournal.com]

Is the snow all gone at last? I thought of you when I came across this little image by Frost the other day:

A Patch of Old Snow

There's a patch of old snow in a corner
That I should have guessed
Was a blow-away paper the rain
Had brought to rest.

It is speckled with grime as if
Small print overspread it,
The news of a day I've forgotten —
If I ever read it.

Cardinals, mockingbirds, and full-blown multicolored irises here.

Abigail in north TX