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We had three buckets of water set on the concrete in the side yard.
Winter freezing weather caused the top of the water to freeze over.
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The irrigation for our raised vegetable garden was disconnected to prevent damage during winter freezes.
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A tree once grew above our dwarf cherry tree. Because the roots were getting into pipes, the neighbor felled his tree and just left behind the stump and part of the trunk.
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A few purple crocus blooms were growing near an irrigation hose in the back yard.
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Emtpy pots were all that remained on our patio during the winter.
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Most of our raised garden box of celery survived the freezing weather. It didn't finish growing last summer, but most of it will continue to grow next summer.
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Our Camellia plant next to the garage had just begun to bud. Later this spring, it will decorate the yard with lovely pink flowers.
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The firt blooms on our tall red hellebore plant were just about to fully open.
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Our daphne odora plant is a flowering plant that flowers in winter.
It's red buds in February were just beginning to open.
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The Big Blue Sea Holly plant, in our Figure-8 raised garden bed, started to grow in 2023 but never flowered. After the winter of 2024 the plant never returned.
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A few deep yellow, almost orange, crocus flowers bloomed under one of our Tulip Trees.
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One of our two short red Lenten Rose hellebores had just begun to bloom.
Soon it will be loaded with many flowers.
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Two metal pelicans soared over the front of our "Monster" raised garden bed in the middle of winter.
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Our short red Hellebore had just begun to bud in early February.
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Taking photos from a boat was a new experience. I was able to get much closer to this flock of Pelicans before they took flight.
These appear to be Australian Pelicans
because of the pink bills. Or do American White Pelicans have pink bills in the winter? Further research needed.
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The Great Egret has just caught a small fish.
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To get a shot of a graceful bird flying is always a coup.
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Our tall red Hellebore had just begun to bud in early February.
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I didn't see a pheasant when I looked at this tree, only the Egret. As the boat drew nearer to the tree the pheasant burst out, startling the egret and me. I tried to get a shot of them as they flew past, but I was much too slow. It wasn't until I looked at the photos at home that I had the pleasure to see I had gotten a shot of the pheasant after all.
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I think I am addicted to taking shots of flying egrets.
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The bridge over the not-yet-dug pond and the backyard generally was covered in snow.
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Grass grew in a crack in our sideyard concrete.
The grass appeared healthy despite the snow.
Our old hose formed a loop in the upper right in this image.
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This shows all the markings you would look for in identifying this bird in the breeding season. The lacy plumes on the back and the green/blue "mask" that extends from the base of the bill to the eye are only present during this time.
The Audubon Society came into existence to stop the extermination of great Egrets by plume hunters and has this bird as it's logo.
Great Egrets are found world-wide, even in Australia
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This snowy owl
at the Dublin Zoo was very quiet but, if it had spoken, it would have had an
unusual voice.
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