We've had a few warm days finally and in the last couple of weeks when we were complaining about winter, one of our neighbors was busy building a house.  Evidently the remains of the clematis are perfect for a duck nest.  If our dog hadn't spooked her, I'd have never known she was there.



Her nest is in front of our house, right out the dining room window.  Sounds like she'll be there for a while.  Hopefully when she's done, we'll be full into spring and the plant will look like this.



We're supposed to get snow again tomorrow so who knows.....