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Friday, January 23, 2009

That Special Quality of Morning

Its nice to look out and see the sun rising in the morning while I'm having my first cup of coffee.
Soon after it peeks over the horizon, the mountains in the distance take on a bluish hue and a soft fog rises briefly in the valley below. My first visitor to the birdbath is often this mockingbird.
He announces his presence with a squawk that is becoming familiar and if the bath is frozen I soon add water. Think maybe he's training me?
On the morning of these photos the bath had almost frozen over again by the time of this visit. But he found a drink around the edges.
I'm noticing a kind of ettiquette developing around the birdbath. The mockingbird reins.

8 comments:

  1. Vickie your photos make me long for Spring and no snow. thanks for doing the meme.

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  2. That's a very nice view to look at first thing in the morning, and if I were that bird I wouldn't like ice in my bath either!

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  3. The mocker is definitely in charge, Lynne!

    Toni, one of my clients just came in and said, "you should be outside". Its in the 60's here today!

    So true, Mick. Today there was no ice!

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  4. LOL...that mockingbird sure does rule!

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  5. Oh my what a lovely spot you live in! And I've been breaking the ice on my outside water tray, too. When's spring coming???

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  6. That's why he is a MocKINGbird! I love them and I really enjoyed your photographs.

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  7. Most definitely. You know who is boss.

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