We are now seeing the bottom of our sixth 50lb bag of sunflower seeds, and it's a dead heat which will end first; winter or the bird food.
We have always enjoyed the huge numbers of Cardinals that come daily, but one pair, in particular, always fed on the terrace, right outside the family room window.
Saturday, which may prove to have been our very short summer, had me out raking dead leaves from the pachysandra beds, and I found Mrs. Cardinal laying in the leaves, still warm. I knew who she was immediately, and made the mistake of passing the sad news on to my wife. It didn't help matters that I told her I was sure Cardinals mate for life.
I do not believe in coincidence, so I'm sure there is another reason she wore all black to work yesterday.
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