2/4/2019

Today I discovered yet another wonderful thing about being retired. It snowed last night, a lot. We didn't wake up to an alarm clock, we didn't have to go anywhere. I spent most of the morning in my sweats. After lunch I brushed my teeth and put on real clothes to go outdoors.

I spent a lot of the morning either exercising on my mini trampoline while watching TV or looking out the window watching the hummingbirds. They are so cute and fluffy in the winter, I just want to hold one in my hands for a minute.

I bundled up and went outdoors to help Wally shovel the driveway and the walkway so that when it freezes tonight we might have one less slippery spot.

And I took my camera out with me. I stood in the backyard watching one bird sitting in the top of my lilac tree. Every once in awhile he'd fly over to the feeder, or another bird would come get him and they would fly high into the trees.

Nature is amazing. No matter what season it is. It amazes me. Just one week ago I was outdoors on a hike. Today I'm sitting on the living room floor in front of the wood burning stove. 

Some days in retirement can be really busy. But not today. Today we hit pause, we relaxed, some things got done, other things will wait another day.

Finding shelter from the snow in the rhody plant.

I no longer remember where Wally got this metal pheasant from. It's attached to an old tree stump in the front yard. I just think it's funny and loved it in the snow!

There was so much buzzing around me while in the backyard trying to get hummingbird pictures. I wasn't sure where this guy was until I got the pictures on the computer. I try so hard to get them in flight, but they move so very fast!