Paradise in progress

Part of the trip to Pittsburgh this past weekend included a trip to the Igloo to watch the Pens and Habs. It was a pretty entertaining game...

Not sure when Ben decided he liked water...this is the kid that used to wear goggles in the bath...but this weekend at the hotel he was tota...

During our 4 days in Pittsburgh, we took the kids to the National Aviary for a visit. It was a little smaller than I imagined, but worth th...

Olivia launches off the deck into the deep snow...and yes that is my wheelbarrow in the background...and now I feel shame.

After re-examining this shot, I love the look on the male's face as the female gives him the business. I have no idea what he must be f...

We had these American Tree Sparrows visit our feeder today. Actually, it was a really good turn out, must be all the snow - we got about 8...

Gold Coin Scots Pine Dragon's Eye Pine Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar Japanese Maple 'Inabe Shidare' Japanese Maple 'Aconitifolium...

Interesting fact about Chickadees is that they weigh the seeds before choosing which one to eat.

Starling swarm Dark-eyed Junco with sunflower seed Black Cap Chickadee at peanut feeder

I really detest these birds as they are such bullies at the feeder, but they are pretty much the only ones that are willing to strike a pose...

Got tired of the squirrels eating all the bird seed so I decided to 'distract' them with the dried corn cobs...let's see how lon...

I love this pic, this poor guy didn't even see it coming!

We are so happy with how this turned out. Also, no regrets about having somebody do it for us.

Was out at my favourite haunt and found this great deal on bamboo. I have been wanting to take the bamboo plunge but the price was always t...

Well, spent today cutting down the perennials and the grasses that were flattened by the freak snow storm last week. Kind of disappointing,...

Little lady finch and a rare chickadee sighting today.

10-15 cms tonight and tomorrow...so begins the winter.

Happy 10th to the Pickens!

New metal sun on our back wall on the deck. We were looking for something for a while and this guy was the perfect fit.