This morning, I went out to take some photos and got lucky. Lots of beauty on the way to the post office and the bank. I’m taking a two-hour Leica class one-on-one on Zoom this morning. I want to know more about my bird and nature lens and figure out some settings on my Leica SLR-S. I have a lot to learn. The Covered Bridge Bread Company has agreed to donate some bread to the food pantry; I’m meeting Sumer, a mother needing food, on Thursday.

Thanks for the donations already coming in; I’ll post more details about what is required later today. The Army Of Good is forever great. I got to get ready for my Zoom. More later. (In the photo above, I’m making friends with a woodpecker; he is getting to know me and barely moves when I show up.) He and his partner are a couple; they live in the Maple Tree behind the house.

I’m getting new glasses this week, no more blue lenses. I’m getting my hearing checked in April, but I am hesitant about the idea of a hearing aid. They are shockingly expensive, and it isn’t necessary. I will get tested to make sure. Tomorrow, I get my surgical book removed by Dr. Daly, and assuming the incision has healed, I’ll be able to shower again and wear my brace.

I love mist in the mountains; these are the Green Mountains of Vermont, our backyard.

Heart of a Red Tulip.

Cats are fascinating. Zip has a heated water bowl in the barn; he prefers the animals’ heated water bucket. Zip makes his own choices.

Window sill gallery, Tulip and Succulent.

I love the shape of the hens; they are a photographer’s friend.

Zinnia loves sticking her head out the rear window, her travel throne. Below are all of the magnets Maria has made.  I collect them on the car door.