WHITE, RED, BLACK, & FURRY

 Just a follow-up on last Sunday's Easter. Sure enough, the Bunny DID show up for his own parade. Officially, it's the longest-running Easter Parade in North America...

First parade after two pandemic cancellation years, so a good time had by all...

Also in the city --- a late snowball, "pink" full moon, and more tour boats ready for the season.

Back up the hill, a piece of the 2006 railing has rotted. Had to call back the builder to replace it. Then, he finished the job using his dad's 1950's handsaw. Tribute to another era!

The creatures continue their own spring parade. Foxes make daily patrols. Grackles live up to their image of thug-birds. Towhees, jays, woodpeckers. Male and female purple finch pose for their close-up (looks more red than purple?).

But the big sighting this week was a black bear, about a month earlier than last year. And a different one --- no yellow ear tags. Took his time sniffing, climbing, standing, roaming. Probably hungry and curious from  a long winter's nap?

Yardwork completes this week's archive. New pond pump is smaller, lighter, stronger. The bird feeder had to be rebuilt (after a smash-and-grab by the black bear mentioned above). Who's up for a lucky 8 reward?