Looking out the window

Looking through the glass doors that open onto the garden, at pottery.

Yesterday I saw a cardinal at my feeder early in the morning. I was late getting to my camera and so never captured a photograph.

I know that cardinals are more plentiful in towns and villages so I hoped/wished that I would see them when I went to my pottery class yesterday afternoon. I took my camera with the idea that I might get at least one interesting photograph since my pottery teacher loves birds as much as I do. She has feeders set up in her back yard on a wonderful arbour that grows grapes in the spring, as well as in other places close to the arbour.

The first thing I noticed was one of my favourite birds trying to get a peanut out of the feeder - the upside down abilities of nuthatches white and red breasted - is to my mind one of the most endearing. Their clown-like activities up and down trees, feeders the sides of houses and barns is definitely smile and happy-making.

And then we saw one bright red splash - crimson - glowing in the pale sunlight. A male cardinal came close to the glass doors.

It suddenly seemed as if this bird sent out the call - "Seeds here - lots of seeds here." One more male cardinal and a female arrived.

Can you see missus, cleverly hiding in the tree just below the male?

And more - we counted up to a dozen at one point. And I spent more time with my camera than I did with pottery for a while. But I've promised to paint cardinals for my teacher... I will love doing that. Enjoy these photos - some a bit blurry from being taken through glass... and then enlarged but lovely I think, just the same. And think about this - once again I wished to see a cardinal to photograph... hmmm?

Missus C and a mourning dove in a tray feeder made from an orange crate - clever this!

How many can you see? Wasn't this a treat? And boy oh boy did I ever get what I wished for. Makes me feel very blessed. May you be blessed with receiving something you wish for today.