The call came early this morning, even before our 5:30 alarm, that school would be delayed by two hours, due to the weather.
That meant that we could stay in bed till seven, and still be on our way, both of us, by 8:00. Once I was up, I had to get my “six steps of the morning” taken care of: feed and water Martha, pour milk for the cats, take my meds, make sure we had lunches/lunch money, bring in the newspaper, and pack my phone. In between, I eat my breakfast, standing at the kitchen door, while I watch for birds. This morning was a little crazy, as there was an abundance of birds looking for food after the snowfall, so I was eating, grabbing the binoculars, and looking for my camera all at the same time. When I spotted six cedar waxwings in the willow tree, I summoned for George and he came with the tripod and helped me get the camera set up for a picture.
By then, there was just one left to photograph, but still exciting, as we’ve never had cedar waxwings in the yard before. I was glad for the school delay, or he would not have been here to help me. This evening, again, the backyard was full of birds, although no waxwings that I saw, and the heavy wet snow of the early morning has started to melt.