This Cardinal welcomed us to a beautiful day today that saw the temperature climb to 69 degrees. It hadn't been this warm in Lincoln since October and only missed our record for this day by 1 degree. Elaine and I even went for a walk to enjoy the day. The Cardinal is beautiful but there is also a story connected with the rock on which he is sitting. We were in the Black Hills of South Dakota some years ago where the Crazy Horse Monument is under construction. This rock is one that had been blasted as a part of the "carving' of the monument out of the stone mountain. It also serves the practical purpose of stabilizing the plastic bird bath from the Nebraska winds. It still gets knocked over occasionally but we don't know for sure how it happens. We have had Opossum, Racoons, Dogs and Cats in the back yard than may have been the culprits.The base of the bird bath covers the lid of the box that encases the mechanism for our underground lawn sprinklers. We anticipate the Cardinal and his mate to again spent the summer with us and raise a family again this year.
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