Joys of Spring

 This morning when I was leaving home for Brightwood Park, I was happy to see two bird friends greeting me from a tree.  Likely because of the sub-freezing temperature, we all wrapped ourselves in down jackets.

In the park, a red-bellied male woodpecker was working hard to build a new home.  A female bird (identified by being less colorful) came occasionally to pat on the shoulder of the male.

Near the two ponds, the root of a fallen tree appeared like a statue of a brown bear, stretching its two arms and dancing under the morning sun.

The geese seemed to be using the pond as their dining table.  The female one occasionally dived into the kitchen to check if breakfast was ready.

A squirrel was enjoying a time of meditation, in no hurry of rushing to eat or work.