Freezing fog was added to the wintry weather this morning, but by midday there was a thaw, and the beautiful winter wonderland dissolved. At mid-afternoon, the woods sounded like they were in a rainstorm, but it was just ice melting and pouring off the trees. Morning offered many beautiful bird photo ops. The ground melted […]
Fog – January 4, 2020 Read More »
We had another dusting of snow last night, and that’s about all the news for today. But there are plenty of birds. This white breasted nuthatch was impatient for me to finish filling feeders and came quite close. Not so close, but making beautiful calls through the morning quiet, a rather disorganized group of geese
Sunday – January 3, 2021 Read More »
Another day of ice and snow, but no wind, so there is not much damage. Temperatures hovered around freezing and maybe a degree or two higher, so there was some melt, but for the most part, it is still a magical ice kingdom here. There were many birds. Marmalade showed up right on time for
Hay! – January 2, 2021 Read More »
Well, 2021 is off to a less auspicious start than I had hoped. We awoke to ice on everything. It was quite daunting going out to feed the horses. I came in and put on my yaktrax and they gave me superpowers on ice. Luckily, the horses did not find it slippery. The birds fed
A New Year – January 1, 2021 Read More »
Like most of us, I am glad this year has ended. It got off to a bad start and went downhill from there. We could never have imagined on New Year’s Eve last year what a horrendous shambles 2020 would become. But, if you’re reading this, you did it – you made it through. And
Goodbye 2020! – December 31, 2020 Read More »