Eldorado on Ice

This was yesterday.

We hung this suet feeder on the portal post, because a ladder-backed woodpecker had taken a liking to this spot and was hammering away at it. The Wild Birds Unlimited folks thought he might like this suet. He hasn't been back, that I've seen, which is also a solution. But for two days in a row now, this flock of little birds descends on the suet like flies. We think they might be bushtits. They appear suddenly, feast for a few minutes and disappear again. Spooky, too, which is why I had to take this picture through glass.

It kind of reminds me of the twitter/blog bruhaha over the iPad, Amazon and Macmillan. Jackie Kessler, who's a lovely person and who writes really fun books, has a good summary on her blog, if you want to catch up. I think it's just the latest fat-rich tidbit and people are getting quickly hysterical over what will likely be nothing, but what do I know?



We had fog last night, so when we walked this morning, the moisture had condensed all over everything and left it frosted. Fog still hung heavy in the valley.



It's funny to me to see the cholla cactus covered in frost, but they don't seem to mind.



Maybe I'm saving words to finish the novella today, because I'm mostly just wanting to share photos from our walk.



These are worth thousands of words anyway, aren't they?



After this, we went to eat breakfast. As we left, the hostess said "Thanks for starting your day with us!" It's a new neighborhood place and David says they're still trying to find their way to be part of our community.





But I thought it was funny, because my day already felt so full.