For quite some time our house has looked like this:
There have been snowmen all around, since we’ve had so much snow. This one is my favorite, though. I think he started out upright, but with the wind and a little bit of sunshine, he quickly looked like this:
The large wreath, which I LOVE at Christmastime, was getting to be a little bit out of place towards the end of February. This past week we’ve finally had a taste of spring, with the temperatures creeping up to the 50’s. The snow was mostly melted and the kids were so happy they could play outside and jump on the tramp, even if it was still kind of cold. Saturday was finally the day. The day that it wasn’t supposed to be cold or rainy, with all the snow melted from the roof and from the ground by the house. The day that my dear husband would take down the wreath and the Christmas lights. March 1st. It’s a little long to have the Christmas lights up, in my opinion, but we were not alone in our lateness. A few of our neighbors (especially those with two story houses) also had their lights up this long.
While he was up there he took these pictures. Why he had the camera with him on the roof, I’m not sure, but I guess he was following that scout motto….”be prepared.” 
It seems this little bird had been living in our wreath for a while, and was a little bit confused about where his home was going. He flew off to a neighbor’s pine tree, so I hope he’s enjoying his new little home.
It’s a good thing he got the lights down early in the day, because later in the afternoon the storm came through, dropping the temperature to about 30 degrees and the wind really picked up. I saw on the news that we had 73 mile per hour winds going on here for a while. We did lose a tricycle, which is now across the street, but no damage to the house or anything. A few of the neighbors lost shingles or garbage cans. Then the snow came, and it feels like winter again. Darn. I guess we’ll have to wait it out for a few more weeks until it really begins to be spring.
Isn’t it wonderful?! I have baby grass growing outside and I can see my soggy brown grass, but it’s really still under there! I might even be able to take my kids out for the maiden voyage on their Christmas bikes!
To clarify, I saw the bird in there, and went in the house to get the camera. The bird was just nice enough to sit there and wait for me to take it’s picture.
I don’t typically take the camera with me when putting up or taking down Christmas lights…
🙂
I love that big wreath up there! And the star looks great too – what a cozy winter scene. Might make a nice Christmas Card?