Today was sunny, calm
and cold. The forecast is for a major
snowstorm to begin arriving tomorrow and lasting for a couple of days. The mild
and spring-like days of this past December are gone and left in their wake is a
garden full of daffodil leaves protruding 6-inches out of the ground.
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| yikes...I even see a yellow flower bud...winter? |
Glenn went into
action…he installed the snowplow blade on his pick-up truck, purchased the requisite
gallon of milk, helped Becky honker down her farm, and plans to move all our livestock
closer to the house before the actual snow flies. He wants to be sure his chore time during the
blizzard will be as easy possible and preparing will help.
I bundled up and went
out to give my chickens fresh water and collect eggs, filled my wild bird
feeders, recovered one of my raised strawberry beds with pine boughs that had
blown off during our last windy day, and enjoyed watching the birds (mainly
chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, juncos and a few woodpeckers) visit the full feeders. Early during my chores the zipper on my old,
oh so comfortable and only winter work jacket broke -ugh! The best I could do
was to put on a heavy sweatshirt over the thin sweatshirt I already had on under
this jacket. It worked. I was just as warm. So comfortable in fact, I decided to go for a
walk.
As usual, the dogs
were at my side within seconds. They
must have a special sense as to when I decide to take a walk rather than just
putter around the yard doing chores.
Buddy and Snowball never miss a chance to go for a walk.
Walking at this time
of year is a bit hazardous for me. The
ground is frozen solid as a rock, but the sun thaws a thin layer creating a
slick surface. I usually use my bamboo
walking stick to give myself an extra point of contact with the ground for
added stability. And, sometimes I just have to take baby steps.
Today’s walk went
without incident.
Now, we wait for the
snow.
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