Mother nature often surprises me. Following a day of torrential rain, the ice we’ve been plagued with since before Christmas melted overnight.

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This is the view of the duck pond from the porch today.

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This was the view just a few days ago, my birches looking so sad.

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Destructive though it was, the ice was beautiful. I enjoyed watching the birds visit the feeder I tucked into the drooping branches of the birch tree.

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Yet today looks almost spring-like.

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So what’s wrong with this picture, you ask?

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Checkout where my new bird feeder now lives!

Uh oh.