{"id":290,"date":"2009-02-18T15:50:44","date_gmt":"2009-02-18T23:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.wordpress.com\/?p=290"},"modified":"2009-02-18T15:50:44","modified_gmt":"2009-02-18T23:50:44","slug":"snow-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/?p=290","title":{"rendered":"Snow Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of days ago we awoke to find an inch of snow had fallen overnight, and the world was coated with frost.\u00a0 It was a very wintery sort of day, with dark clouds and no sunshine to brighten our day.\u00a0 It suited my mood.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_291\" style=\"width: 345px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-291\" class=\"size-full wp-image-291\" title=\"snowytree\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/02\/snowytree.jpg\" alt=\"A very frosty Ponderosa Pine tree\" width=\"335\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/snowytree.jpg 335w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/snowytree-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A very frosty Ponderosa Pine tree<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The weather is definitely moderating and the past couple of days we&#8217;ve seen temperatures above freezing, and the sun has come out to provide some much welcome power to the solar panels.\u00a0 Even the chickadees are more cheerful sounding when it is so bright outside.\u00a0 It is obvious they have spring fever; they sing and chase each other for the sheer delight in zooming in and out of tree branches and twigs.\u00a0 Dan also has heard a Great Horned Owl claiming its territory in the mornings when the sun is just starting to peek over the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>The snow is softening and looks all melted in drifts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_292\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292\" title=\"bright-snow\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/02\/bright-snow.jpg\" alt=\"Still plenty of clouds to provide textural interest to the sky\" width=\"460\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/bright-snow.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/bright-snow-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still plenty of clouds to provide textural interest to the sky<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The morning after our recent snowfall, we went outside to split some firewood for the stoves, and discovered tracks from a recent visitor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293\" class=\"size-full wp-image-293\" title=\"bobcat\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/02\/bobcat.jpg\" alt=\"He was staring at the house, wondering what the racket was all about\" width=\"460\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/bobcat.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/bobcat-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He was staring at the house, wondering what the racket was all about<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This cat has been a regular winter visitor and we have seen him, or her, twice so far.\u00a0 On the recent visitation, it must have been before the sun was up as our parrots didn&#8217;t raise the alarm call.\u00a0 They object greatly to all sorts of wild animals who cruise by the front of the house, from bobcats to deer to bears to goshawks.\u00a0 Picky.<\/p>\n<p>We sat out on the front deck and enjoyed the early spring sunshine.\u00a0 It&#8217;s really hard to imagine but there will be hummingbirds here in only 10 weeks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_295\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295\" title=\"calliope\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/02\/calliope.jpg\" alt=\"Smallest hummingbird in North America, Calliope\" width=\"460\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/calliope.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/calliope-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smallest hummingbird in North America, Calliope<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My goal this year is to get some hummingbird pictures on our front deck.\u00a0 I imagine it will provide me with many hours of &#8220;entertainment&#8221; 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