Eastern Bluebird Sighting

Bob and I saw an Eastern Bluebird on Wednesday! It was at Oakwood Cemetery near the woods and it was unmistakable. I saw it first, while it was flying, and thought it was the blue-est Blue Jay I had ever seen. Then it landed on a tree limb and I saw the rosy color on its breast. No crest, either.

It sat in the tree for a while and we both got a good look at it. I have been hoping to see an Eastern Bluebird since I was a young girl. There was a movement back then to try to entice them to nest in boxes on posts near the river where I lived. I always watched to see one, but I never did.

We went back to the cemetery on Thursday armed with binoculars - well, Bob's is a binocular, mine is a monocular Bob made from a half ruined binocular since I only have one eye, anyway - but it was windy and we saw nothing but sparrows and robins.

Happy Valentine's Day!

This euonymus bush is a nice Valentine's Day decoration, I think. It is a quiet day here. Our only concession to the holiday was a lit candle held aloft by a ceramic cupid at the dinner table. Dinner was spaghetti with meatballs and it was good. So much better than braving the big crowds at a restaurant. Bob has disappeared to read "Isle Royale Calling" and I will soon go back to reading "Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown. A near perfect day for two bookish folk.
Bob did make me a gift. It's a bookmark made from the cardboard box that held Valentine's cakes I bought for the seniors at my Senior Center. Bob has a thing for very white cardboard packaging; he cuts it up for use in list or note making. I get a note every work morning and I look forward to seeing what he has to say. He leaves me room at the bottom or on the back for my reply.
The bird feeder was busy today with many visits from many different kinds of birds. That usually means bad weather is on the way. A squirrel discovered the suet feeder and has nibbled the edges he was able to reach. We hope to attract the woodpecker we hear in the neighbor's tree but we may regret that. Last time we had a suet feeder a downy woodpecker made lines of holes in our garage siding, presumably to find insects. Bob wasn't happy to have such a well ventilated garage.
You'd think the birds would eat the euonymus seeds but there isn't much evidence that they have. The bush is in our side yard where we can't easily see it so maybe some do. The seed pods are certainly pretty but maybe not tasty.