A Winter Garden

The pond in summer - with the cat fountain sprewing water and goldfish swimming below the surface . . .
Transforms into frozen snow covered tundra. The goldfish are somewhere in the depths of the fountain. And the cat has been put out for the winter!

Quite a transformation from summer scene to winter scene!

And with the ice and snow covered ground, the birds have been flocking to the garden. Cardinals, juncos, chickadees, an occasional goldfinch and tufted titmouse. Herr Squirrel, too, has managed to get a meal or two.
But a favorite of ours is the bluejay. This fellow is working hard for his sunflower morsel.
While at the feeder, a fat (and sassy) Jay is eating his fill. Although Jays can be raucous birds, they have a soft spot in my heart. My high school mascot was the Jay and so I've always held them dear.

And what can be better than one Jay -- two Jays!

Summer or winter, I love to see the blues of the jays flit from tree to feeder and back again. Blue is always a favorite color in the garden -- whether it's feathers or petals!

It's Monday, and so I thought a Jay post would be fitting. Visit Smiling Sally and see what other blues there are this Monday. It's also Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch. I can't think of a better metamorphosis than the transformation of the garden from summer to winter. Please join Susan and see what other transformations there are this Monday.