Oh yeah.... we got a foot-ish.
I went out this morning to fill the bird feeders. The snow was so deep it came up over the top of my boots. And into my boots.
It's really hard to walk in snow that deep! LOL I was tripping and falling all over the place. Not a pretty sight, but at least the feeders are full and birds have food for the day.
OH, and by the way.... according to the weatherman, we are about an inch and a half from record snowfall for the month! I didn't think this was "normal."
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
January Bird Count
Visiting my feeders:
40ish Gold Finches (probably more, but counting them isn't easy)
12 Doves
4 Cardinals
4 Chipping Sparrows
3 Chickadees
3 Juncos
2 Purple Finches
2 Starlings
2 Blue Jays
2 Hairy Woodpeckers
2 House Sparrows
40ish Gold Finches (probably more, but counting them isn't easy)
12 Doves
4 Cardinals
4 Chipping Sparrows
3 Chickadees
3 Juncos
2 Purple Finches
2 Starlings
2 Blue Jays
2 Hairy Woodpeckers
2 House Sparrows
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Winter Storm= More Snow
On top of the abundant ground cover, they're forecasting another 12".
I'd guess we're about 5-6" into that. And it's falling heavily. And steadily, at 9:30 a.m.
Well, we'll see, won't we?
I'd guess we're about 5-6" into that. And it's falling heavily. And steadily, at 9:30 a.m.
Well, we'll see, won't we?
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Trying to Ignore Winter
This has been a miserable winter for this sun-loving Southern belle.
That first "flurries" post in October turned into our first snowfall. Since then, snow has been a regular visitor here in NE Ohio. Granted, it IS NE Ohio, and it IS supposed to snow in Ohio in the winter, but, honestly. This much?
I mean, I don't know. I'm not from here. I'm asking.... THIS MUCH???
Is this normal?
Is it this cold, normally? For this long??
This morning, I went out to fill the bird feeders and it felt "warmish." I checked the thermometer. It was 16. And it felt "warmish?" LOL Yes, well, that's what happens when it's been single digits and below zero a lot lately. It's all relative.
So, the pansies I planted in October, clearly did not survive. They were buried, frozen, months ago. I didn't even get my spent annuals pulled out because I was first in the cam-walker with the two foot fractures. Then, Hubby broke his hip the beginning of October and I was busy caring for him. Then, snow. And frozen ground.
Come spring, I will have dead annuals from last year to dig out.... hope none of them were disease carriers.
For now? Nothin' but snow cover.
That first "flurries" post in October turned into our first snowfall. Since then, snow has been a regular visitor here in NE Ohio. Granted, it IS NE Ohio, and it IS supposed to snow in Ohio in the winter, but, honestly. This much?
I mean, I don't know. I'm not from here. I'm asking.... THIS MUCH???
Is this normal?
Is it this cold, normally? For this long??
This morning, I went out to fill the bird feeders and it felt "warmish." I checked the thermometer. It was 16. And it felt "warmish?" LOL Yes, well, that's what happens when it's been single digits and below zero a lot lately. It's all relative.
So, the pansies I planted in October, clearly did not survive. They were buried, frozen, months ago. I didn't even get my spent annuals pulled out because I was first in the cam-walker with the two foot fractures. Then, Hubby broke his hip the beginning of October and I was busy caring for him. Then, snow. And frozen ground.
Come spring, I will have dead annuals from last year to dig out.... hope none of them were disease carriers.
For now? Nothin' but snow cover.
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