The icy fingers of Winter grabbed us very early this year and our heat pump has not been able to keep up with the wind and cold over the last few weeks. This is a shot from last winter...but none the less echoes what we've been feeling here on the Coast. The volunteer cedar trees that I left to mature are lending wonderful haven to the doves however, and seems we have a lot of doves in the yard lately. Just last week, there were a dozen doves sitting --- enjoying the sun, among the leaves and grass. It was hard to see their purplish gray bodies all balled up among the brown leaves.
