northern flicker

Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.

~ You can see the explanation behind this project by going here or see the all posts in this category by going here.  May 25th will mark the last day of this project, and the 5 year anniversary of the end of chemo and becoming a survivor.  I beat the odds!

Birds in the hood

I'm ever amazed at the variety of birds right in my neighborhood. It makes me wonder if they've always been there and I just didn't notice.

I can't tell you what birds shared my yard in Missouri, or in Texas, but I can tell you who comes through in Wisconsin. Maybe I never had a chance to look up while raising the kids and I only now have the opportunity to look around.

{Oh sorry guys that I neglected to tell you the first photo is Blue Heron and the second a Northern Flicker. As Michelle mentioned, this Flicker is the male, I have shown the female before, over here.}