Change Is Hard

…but change is certain.

Catching up

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I have a new laptop. Can you tell? I can, there’s a different feel, things are in different places, and I have to figure everything out.

What’s going on down there?

For example, I can’t find the cursor to put it where I want it to do any editing. Getting the images in is hard too. I can cut and paste previously typed stuff, but I can’t delete anything. So odds are you’re going to see the same sentence repeated because as I was inserting photos they were going in the wrong locations and I was trying to move text around them.

I’ll just ignore all that going on over there.

AND I have this backlog of photos to show you! Of course they’re mostly birds, shot in my own backyard because sometimes I look out there and I can’t not take their pictures. They are soooo cute. And beautiful too.

Hey lady! This is supposed to have water in it!

Hurry up and eat before some big bird comes along.

AND I have this backlog of photos to show you! Of course they’re mostly birds, shot in my own backyard because sometimes I look out there and I can’t not take their pictures. They are soooo cute. And beautiful.

Coming in for a landing.

So now I have all these images that I’m just now getting processed and you just need to see them. I have virtually nothing interesting to say to accompany the pictures.

No bird in this image…just beautiful frosty ice.

The birds have been so hungry they are sort of getting used to me standing in the window with that big black lens pointed at them. I think they’ve decided the risk of me is worth it. Or maybe they recognize me from all my trips outside to fill their feeders.

Just leave all the peanuts in the shell to me and I’ll leave you guys alone.

So now I have all these images that I’m just now getting processed and you just need to see them. I have virtually nothing interesting to say to accompany the pictures.

I guess I could tell you that all of these were taken from across a room and through a window. Thank goodness we paid some nice gentlemen to wash the windows this fall.

There are five of us couples at the feeders daily.

Whenever I’ve tried to do the windows I end up with a streaky mess. The guys that come here twice a year do a beautiful job and I don’t think they’re very expensive given all the windows we have. We try to get them scheduled in the fall before the weather would make window cleaning really miserable.

We were pretty late this year but we made it. In addition winter started a little early. Does that mean it will end early this spring.

How many of us do you see?

Probably not. The winter this year seems more like winters I remember as a kid. Cold and snowy. We’ve had snow on the ground most of the time since Thanksgiving.

Eating upside down is good for your digestion. Really.

Anyway I think I’ve rambled enough to show you some of the images I got last month. I have a whole other set of images from the ice storm.

Hi, I’m a titmouse and I fly really fast. And I eat a lot. Cause I’m such a crazy little bird.

Anyway I think I’ve rambled enough to show you some of the images I got last month. I have a whole other set of images from the ice storm.

Stay tuned.

Trust me, the weather is the most interesting thing around right now. Which isn’t all bad.

Make room for incoming!

I’m just going to publish this and see what it looks like. I can’t get to the preview either, and I can’t delete some stuff, though I was able to delete a few sentences and then I lost that ability again. It’s going to make me crazy if this is the way things work!

But I’m glad to just get some photos out there. I’ll try to see if I can edit it tomorrow. Maybe the laptop (or WordPress) just needs a good night of sleep.

Author: dawnkinster

I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.

2 thoughts on “Catching up

  1. I never get tired of seeing the birds at your feeder Dawn – they look content … and hungry. That Cardinal is beautiful, the Titmouse is so cute and the Jay looks like it is ashamed it stole from the little birds, but will enjoy the peanut in the shell anyway. That’s a classic pose for the Nuthatch and yes, it can’t help its digestion, but I guess it is used to it. I’m not sure when I will get to the Park to feed my critters … I should have left doggy bags, er … “squirrelly bags” for them. Everything is icy around here, plus the other delightful weather “treats” we have going on this week.

    I hate learning new things and as much as we use computers, learning the ins and outs of a new computer is a pain. I hung onto my Windows 7 laptop as long as I could, then WordPress forced me into stepping up my game when I could no longer compose a post without it freezing halfway through.

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  2. Thank for sharing the birds in your yard, Dawn. Is there even such a thing as too many photos? I think not. I feel your pain regarding the new computer. I hope you learn the ropes…at least those that you need so the frustration will ease a bit. Repeat photos or words are not a problem! 😊

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