![Hello Spring - SHINE Photo+Design](https://shinephotodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_2290WEB.jpg)
07 Apr 7 on 7 Marching Right Along
Hello, Spring.
I searched high and low for signs of Spring, seeing as how it was the first day of Spring and all. But I gave up tramping through the dirt and instead, took a photo of the sun peeking around the corner on one of my favourite dirt roads. Good enough! Helloooo sunshine!
Of course, there’s still Backyard Bob who is, for sure, a sign of Spring.
Turns out though, that Bob is probably a Barbara. Further turns out that she is living under our deck, and possibly has made her way under our summer room.
Turns out, she has to go.
I don’t mind Barbara-Bob at all, as long as she stays in the far corners of the yard. I didn’t invite her to move in and I sure as shit didn’t invite her to start shovelling all the dirt out from under my 140 year old house. I need that dirt. It’s holding up my damn house.
![Backyard Barbara Goundhog by SHINE Photo+Design](https://shinephotodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_8476WEB.jpg)
Barbara-Bob’s days are numbered.
Unless she has babies. Then I’m screwed. I can’t relocate a mama without her babies and it will be months before the babies venture our of their (MY!) house.
I am so screwed.
In other news (because the Barbara-Bob situation stresses me out) I’ve been patiently filling the bird feeders, making new feathered friends, and trying to coax the cardinals into my yard. I hear them singing, but hell if they aren’t suspicious of the new lady on the block (me, if that’s unclear) and fly tauntingly over my house.
Until last week.
![Cardinal](https://shinephotodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_8627WEB.jpg)
Eeeeeeeeee!!! CARDINALS IN MY YARD!!!
It’s the little things, y’know. Doesn’t take much to make me happy.
A long lens and a clean window and I’m occupied for hours.
![Bluejay Bluejay SHINE Photo+Design](https://shinephotodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_8602WEB.jpg)
![Rained Out Chickadee by SHINE Photo+Design](https://shinephotodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_8699WEB.jpg)
![Squirrel](https://shinephotodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_8650WEB.jpg)
My girl came home and brought me some belated birthday tulips.
So pretty.
![Tulips Tulips by SHINE Photo+Design](https://shinephotodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_8361WEB.jpg)
And in the midst of all of this Spring activity, of course Winter came back.
But it brought some unexpected beauty
![SunDog Sundog by SHINE Photo+Design](https://shinephotodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_8332WEB.jpg)
Ahhh Spring, you sure are full of surprises.
Kristina is up next with her seven photos from March. Go pay her a visit and enjoy!
See you next month.
Tara
Posted at 11:25h, 07 Aprilgah, that cardinal has such personality! good luck with Barbara-Bob… :D
janice
Posted at 14:31h, 07 AprilDoesn’t he though? I have a few more of him on that fence, each pose sillier than the last. What a character!
Kris
Posted at 11:39h, 07 AprilAck Barbara-Bob! I love all your birds. And your critters. Happy Spring!!
janice
Posted at 14:32h, 07 AprilHappy Spring, Kris! It’s snowing here LOL
Kristina
Posted at 16:30h, 07 AprilYour post had me laughing. I hope Barbara-Bob packs her bags on her own, but sounds like she’s got a pretty sweet spot under your deck. And love the tulips shot. One of my favorite flowers. :)
janice
Posted at 20:16h, 09 AprilBarbara-Bob is living the good life!!!
kim thompson steel
Posted at 17:53h, 07 AprilThese are GORGEOUS! And you make me howl with laughter! What long lens do you have? I’ve been thinking of investing in one….
janice
Posted at 20:29h, 09 AprilSanta brought me a 70-300 L series lens a few years back and I LOVE it. I keep it on the 60D so the crop makes me feel like it’s longer ;) I wasn’t impressed much with it on my full frame so the 24-70 lives on that one. I ADORE that lens.
I’d love to play around with a 600mm or even a 400 but I think it would spoil me.
This lens is pretty amazing though, if you’re looking!