My trip to North Carolina was pretty special, made even more so when I spied this pair of Canadian Geese with their tots in tow.

Mom was always about, teaching the tots what was good to eat and what was not (shadows may be light but they are less filling....)

Tired of shadow staring Junior and Junette decided grass guzzling was more fun (Gertie, however, was sticking with Mom!)

While I was away babies were visiting our backyard, too, as evidenced by this cutie Cardinal who decided to have a hand (or beak) at our feeder.

However, Birdie didn't seem too pleased at sharing this page with the Geese, stating that baby Cardinals are MUCH cuter, an assertion he's evidently, ah, "sticking" with! :-)

The Cardinals weren't the only visitors to our yard this past week (although according to Baby they were the cutest) so join us here next week for Purple Finchcapades!