Out The Kitchen Window

Some of the animals we see out of our kitchen window:

I know this is a bit cloudy looking, but focus for a second.  It's not THAT bad.  They don't have double- pane windows here; they have double WINDOWS and a window screen.  Doesn't make for good picture taking, but we've never seen birds as skittish as these Virginia birds.  Out the window is about as good as I can manage.  The view out the living room window is better because there's no screen.

This, of course, is a he-Cardinal.

And this is the she-Cardinal.  Men are always such show-offs!  But she really is pretty if you'll look closely.

These guys must be lookin' at the same thing!

Ah, ha!  They're lookin' at that BEAR!

Who happens to be in the same field as these deer! (He would be in the bottom right-hand corner...)

But animals aren't the only beautiful things about Virginia.  I love the cattails in the center of the photo.

The view from Skyline Drive is really pretty:

And this chilly sunset probably looks good to our Texas family: