When you stock the favorite bird food at your feeder you make the birds feel at home. When they are comfortable and secure in your back yard you can observe some amazing things from your window.
Time passes and things change.
Now, I have started a new tradition. Each year we attend the Maple Sugar Festival at Westfield Heritage Village in Rockton, Ontario. I grew up on a farm in southern Ontario during the 1950's. Grandma and Grandpa lived next door. They didn't have hydro or modern conveniences.