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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.
Change Is Hard 
January 28, 2026 at 7:29 am
A real winter scene
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January 28, 2026 at 2:27 pm
From a real winter.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:25 am
That is the truth!
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January 28, 2026 at 9:59 am
I have Mr and Mrs Cardinal in my yard, but nothing like this! Beautiful, Dawn.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:29 pm
To my best count I have 5 couples here this winter. They like to eat in the evenings, sometimes missing the meal because there are so many other birds scarfing up the food before the cardinals decide to arrive. I guess they think they are royalty.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:25 am
Last night during dinner I counted 6 male cardinals. I had just put out their evening supper and they all arrived on time.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:42 am
Pretty bright spots in all that white – precious.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:31 pm
Yes, I’m working through hundreds of birds out the back window photos. I was scrolling by a bunch of cardinals in the bushes shots and this one made me stop and smile. So it eared a place on Wordless Wednesday.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:21 am
Oh that it is co cool, Dawn! They look like Christmas decorations!
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January 28, 2026 at 2:31 pm
They do!
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January 28, 2026 at 11:43 am
So very lovely!
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January 28, 2026 at 2:32 pm
Thank you. I have 5 cardinal couples this winter. In the winter they flock together more. During nesting season and most of the summer you don’t see more than one at a time because they chase each other away from the food.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:08 pm
So pretty! A welcome bit of color. 💖
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January 29, 2026 at 11:25 am
Definitely brightens my day!
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January 28, 2026 at 3:28 pm
Well, you certainly were in the right place at the right time! I’ve seen a few (mostly males, for some odd reason), but they scamper before I can get their photo. Maybe the Monk has clued them in that one picture equals one treat?!
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January 30, 2026 at 9:44 am
read comment below which was a response to your comment but somehow didn’t get attached to yours.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:58 pm
Don’t spreD that rumor around up here!
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January 28, 2026 at 8:39 pm
Beautiful contrast.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:45 am
Thank you!
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January 28, 2026 at 9:48 pm
How beautiful Dawn! They sure brighten up the tree and blah Winter background.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:45 am
They sure did! I think there was a little sun involved too.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:46 pm
It was perfect!
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January 29, 2026 at 4:32 am
I love how their color pops out of this pic.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:45 am
Me too.
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