early morning 2026

View from the barn when the wind blows:

Same view, between gusts:

And a lull:

See the light in the window to the far left? That's me, typing this. Right now there are two cardinals at the hanging feeder outside my window, silhouettes only identifiable by their size and crests. They are excavating the new inches of snow on the tray feeder, to see if it's worth the effort. (It is.)

I hope your first day of this new year is a very good one, and I hope all your excavations in 2026 yield your personal equivalent of hulled sunflower seeds and mealworms.

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