The lilac bush outside my window is in full bloom. I’ve enjoyed the beautiful yellows, whites and pinks of the flowering trees on my morning walks. Their leaves are all green now and filling out.

How I love Spring. As I look out my window, there is a bird I’ve not seen before. It’s drinking water from the pan I put out every morning. The bird is a beautiful brown color with a long thin tail and a longish beak. It has black and white markings on it’s chest and it has a white butt.

 
It’s a rather large bird – and least 12 inches long from beak to tail. It’s been hanging around here for the last few days and I sure hope it stays a while.

Then this morning I’ve seen a bird I’ve never seen before. I looked it up and it’s a Pileated Woodpecker. I’m so excited about this. I looked out the window and there it was – clinging to the squirrel proof bird feeder my sainted husband bought for me a few weeks ago. The feeder looks like a 1-foot high and 1-foot wide cage that lets the small birds into it to get to the seeds and suet – but the squirrels heads are too big to get in.

This woodpecker looks like Woody the Woodpecker. And he’s a big fellow (at least 16 inches in length). It has a red stripe on his head that forms a pointy peak in the back. It looks like he’s wearing a cap. He has a long thin beak – long enough to get to the seeds and suet (which he’s particularly fond of) in the cage.

So that’s 2 new birds I’ve seen this week. What a blessing! As the Good Book says:
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning; new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-2

Yours in the journey,
Pastor Kristen

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