My Amaryllis and Backyard Birds

Just wanted to share the amaryllis that I bought this year and grew from a bulb. It was gorgeous! The blooms lasted about 1.5 weeks, and I am going to see if I can get it to bloom next year. My mom and I are competing to see whose bulb will bloom again!

The other thing my mom has passed on to me is a love of backyard birds! I don't know what it is, but I love the innocence of birds. I love watching them, where do they fly, what do they do, what are they thinking, why do they go to my dog's water bowl? I was working on some projects in the kitchen yesterday, and I looked up and saw a few yellow goldfinches!! I have never seen them at my feeder before, so I quickly grabbed my camera, and shot what I could. I wish the pictures were better, but they weren't there for long, so I got what I could. I saw two males and a few females.

My bird feeder had so many birds on it at once, that it was trying to close (protection from squirrels). Just thought it was funny!