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Every Cloud has a Silver Lining . . .

By Chris Canfield

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage SA678905000

January 31, 2011 12:53 AM

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining . . .

It is getting harder for anyone but a child to find a silver lining in the relentless snow Connecticut has had this winter! With daily shoveling, roof raking, and icicle removal, almost any homeowner will say enough is enough!

But while out shoveling I noticed that my birdfeeders now have a mountain of white behind them (once known as a large shrub), so this gave me the opportunity to take some fun photos of my feathered friends.

I thought I would share my silver lining . . .

Two Chickadees and a Titmouse

Junco coming in for a Landing!

Chickadee in Flight

I hope others are finding a silver lining as well!

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Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Hi Sharon - The birds remind me not to take like too seriously. Do you follow their tweets?

Jan 31, 2011 06:39 AM

Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Hi Joan - I can only imagine how sick everyone is going to get with your extremes in weather! A 50 degree range in one week? But I guess I would still trade you our snow . . .

Jan 31, 2011 06:41 AM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good shots. Enjoy the snow!

The colors of January in Kentlands. Life is good in Montgomery County, Maryland!

Jan 31, 2011 07:02 AM

Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Thanks Roy - If I had a camera like yours I wouldn't need the white backdrop! Someday . . .

Jan 31, 2011 07:10 AM

Pat Haddad, ABR, CRS, ePRO, GRI

Keller Williams Indianapolis Metro NE - Carmel, IN

Carmel, Fishers, Westfield IN Real Estate Expert

Chris--Yes indeedy! That while backdrop makes the birds show up even better and look even prettier! I have to tell you that I have cats and they do not bother the birds. I am not sure at all why it is, but it is!

Jan 31, 2011 05:08 PM

Bob & Leilani Souza

Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA

Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

Chris, I love your "silver lining" in this blog post...now THAT is something we don't see every day and the birds are quite thankful, I'm sure! Thanks for capturing this in a photo and sharing it with us! :)

Leilani

Jan 31, 2011 06:25 PM

The Scott Loper Team Bux-Mont Premier Properties

Keller Williams Real Estate - Montgomeryville - Lansdale, PA

Hi Chris,

Great pics. If those little guys can survive this harsh winter, so can we. Spring will be here before we know it. Although the snow is hard on business... that is probably the main reason I look forward to milder temps.

Lisa

Feb 01, 2011 01:37 AM

Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Hi Pat - You probably feed your cats the proper amount, so they don't need to snack on the birds. : )

Feb 01, 2011 01:53 AM

Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Hi Leilani - I am sure you have very happy birds because they don't have the worries of all the snow our birds are experiencing!

Feb 01, 2011 02:14 AM

Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Hi Lisa - I am not sure Spring will be here before we know it, but it will get here eventually. I would have to say that this will be one of the most anticipated springs in Connecticut in many a year!

Feb 01, 2011 02:24 AM

Gloria Todor

Premier Property Sales & Rentals - Springfield, PA

& Doug Durren (484) 431-3686 in SE PA

Chris, It is nice to watch the birds in the snow. Nice photos!

Gloria

Feb 01, 2011 11:47 AM

Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Hi Gloria - It sure beats watching the snow come down and down and down! : ) Thanks!

Feb 01, 2011 12:07 PM

Gloria Todor

Premier Property Sales & Rentals - Springfield, PA

& Doug Durren (484) 431-3686 in SE PA

Hi Chris, Great outlook on your part, it now has the Featured Star in the Bird Group!

Gloria

Feb 04, 2011 02:42 PM

Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Thanks Gloria! We certainly love our birds!

Feb 04, 2011 03:00 PM

William Johnson

Retired - La Jolla, CA

Retired

Hi Chris, I just joined the group and glad to see your post featured . Way to go! I was out at 5:30 this morning to get shots of a few of the birds visiting the neighborhood. Between 5:30 and 6:30 the birds seem to be very active.

Feb 04, 2011 07:30 PM

Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Hi William - Glad you joined the group! Hopefully more will now do the same. Yes, the birds in my yard do some heavy-duty eating early in the morning, so I have to be sure the feeders are full before I go to bed. : )

Feb 05, 2011 04:39 AM

Linda D. Pufford

Stage with Divine Style - Home Staging - Novato, CA

ASPM, Marin/Sonoma Home Stager

Chris,

I just joined the group too. Great photos of the birds and just love the size of your feeder. How often do you fill it up? It sure looks like it gets a lot of action!

Feb 07, 2011 03:49 PM

Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Hi Linda - Welcome to the Birds Group! That's my "small" feeder. I fill both feeders once every day to day and a half. My yard is the Grand Central for Birds lately. I guess others in the area are not able to get to their feeders.

Feb 08, 2011 01:32 AM

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

February 21, 2011

Chris,

What a nice and thoughtful post about the silver lining. Despite the harsh winter, you found the silver lining and it was worth it!

I'm glad you've had a break in the winter and that spring is now on the way from when this post was written. You weathered the winter storms - now it's time to get excited about spring and summer.

Patricia

Feb 21, 2011 10:45 AM

Chris Canfield

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Tucson, AZ

Homes for Sale in Oro Valley and Tucson, Arizona

Hi Patricia - Well, we had two more inches of snow last night to put a nice coat over the dirty snow drifts, so it looks better now. Hopefully the groundhog is right and spring will be "early," but Connecticut is known to get storms into April on occasion--so I'm afraid we could have more in store. : ) Here's hoping NOT!

Feb 21, 2011 10:55 AM

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