Peek A Boo......

It's getting colder in Wisconsin and most trees have already dropped their leaves. When I walk Fenway out of the building we pass this low shrub along the sidewalk. I don't know what it is or if it will keep any leaves all winter. But what I do know is that lately, as we walk by, it is a very noisy bush. As we approach there is are rustling and dry-leaf shuffling noises emanating from inside and under the bush. Is it one of the rabbits that live on the property? A squirrel or chipmunk? Something taking refuge in the thicket?

As we get closer there is a flurry of activity as small birds come out of hiding and take wing. There are dozens of them and the zip by so quickly it’s really hard for me to grab a photo. So I stand quietly for a few minutes and watch as a few begin to come back to the gone-by hydrangeas and down into their hiding places.

Sparrows? I’m not sure….but it is a quick and fun Mother Nature moment and I have to wonder if they will be greeting me all winter?