Office visitor

A co-worker called me into her office today and pointed towards her window. Standing on the 8th floor ledge was this goose, looking in the window. My co-worker has a tray of seedlings under a grow light beside the window. After a few minutes of looking in, the goose started pecking on the window, as if it was trying to get at the seedlings. It was pretty cool to watch.

Four Quartermaster Corps employees

Near the front of Alexandria National Cemetery, you'll find this monument to four Quartermaster Corps employees -- Peter Carroll, Samuel N. Gosnell, George W. Huntington, and Christopher Farley. These men drowned in the Rappahannock River on April 24, 1865, pursuing John Wilkes Booth following President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

Southern transplant

My daffodils were all transplanted from Daddy's yard so I think about him every time one blooms.

Robin in a tree

I usually see Robin's on the ground but this one was content sitting in this tree for quite some time yesterday morning.

Spring snow

We woke up to a dusting of snow this morning. The weathermen called for 1 - 3 inches but that didn't happen. Most of it was gone by 10 AM.

Hope the nut was worth it

Waning gibbous moon

I was looking for Scorpion’s stinger this morning which was supposed to be near the predawn moon. I only saw one star in the sky so took this photo of the waning gibbous moon instead.

A song for you

Of course you can't hear anything, but oh was this cardinal singing that day. I could hear him from inside the house so had to go find him.

Closed and open

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker returns

I just happened to be outside last Saturday visiting with my niece when I spotted this Yellow-bellied Sapsucker climbing up a tree. Luckily I had my camera with me and was able to get a photo, although slightly out of focus.

Planting time

Rare supermoon

Last night we decided to scope out a new location free of telephone poles, wires, and street lights to watch the supermoon rise. We drove to a local high school forgetting that the parking lot was full of stadium lights. We left that spot and headed to a local park. Once we realize we're looking in the wrong direction, we finally spot the big orange Moon rising through the trees. We pulled off the road and ran up in the field to get a few photos. This photo was the best of the bunch.

We were only there a few minutes when we saw the blue lights flashing behind our truck. We could hear the policeman calling in our tag number so yelled to let him know we were coming. He didn't say we had to leave but told us where we could get a closer view. We took the hint and drove to that location but weren't happy with it. Instead we found a small school at the top of a hill so pulled in their parking lot. The hill was a perfect location so we sat there enjoying the view. This photo was taken there.

Unfortunately, we were only there a few minutes when we saw another police car pull up beside our truck. He didn't seem to mind that we were there once he realized what was going on but we decided to just go home at this point. Too many distractions. This photo was taken from our yard. The Moon was bright and clear ... lighting up the neighborhood.

Northern Mockingbird

National Wildlife Week

Not a great photo but I'm posting it anyway in celebration of National Wildlife Week. I was lucky enough to see two deer as I walked from the parking garage to the office earlier this week. I grabbed the small camera I keep with me and managed to get a photo of one of them.

It's all about the leprechaun

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Bó naofa!

Moon halo

We headed outside last night looking for Jupiter and Mercury, both of which were supposed to be visible in the west sky 40 minutes after sunset. We didn't find them but our time wasn't wasted. Instead, we saw this moon halo which was just as exciting.

Dogs on parade

Saint Andrew's Society of Washington, D.C.

Greater Manassas St. Patrick's Day Parade

We went to the 12th Greater Manassas St. Patrick's Day Parade this morning. This is the Northern Virginia Firefighters Emerald Society Pipe and Drum. I love bagpipes.

Balancing act

Trying to stay warm

See yesterday's post

As I said yesterday, the Starlings are eating all of the birdseed lately. Here's an example of where one or two birds knocked a bunch of seed to the ground and the others came in to clean up. Oh well, I guess they have to eat too.

Hungry Starlings

The Starlings have been cleaning out my bird feeders every day for a month now. They did this last year for a while and then moved on. I'm hoping they move on soon. I'm going broke buying all the food. You can see a sampling of the numbers in this photo.

Bearded Starling

Another sign

Love those peanut butter cookies

Staking a claim

I telecommuted today so was able to watch this bird out my kitchen window as I worked. All day it either sat on top of the house or inside looking out. It was as if the bird was afraid to leave. It did leave though and when it returned, brought back materials for a nest. I guess its staked a claim for the spring.