Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Enough!

~~Okay. Enough is enough! Even though the snow and ice melts a bit every day, the water freezes back and the ice gets thicker every night. Now it's all John and I can do to crunch through the top layer. Casey and Max have no hope of denting it and have been skating a time or two. The glare off the slick surface is like a mirror. John did slip down a time or two trying to get to the back for a shovel to use on his mother's walk. I keep asking everyone if they can ever remember it been this bad before. Finally someone older than I am said 1960. Though I really don't remember my first snow, I do have evidence that it wasn't anywhere near as deep.  And yes, that's little old me. ; )


~~The birds are just as tired of it as we are. We can't hope to get to the feeders, so we have been carefully stepping out on the deck that's just as covered as the ground and throwing seeds at the feeders. The birds are thrilled since all their usual feeding sites are under nearly six inches of snow and ice. It's a strange sensation when the seeds go sliding down the slope and a leaf follows sliding thirty to forty feet. And the birds are skiing too. I can't begin to count how many have been dining with us, but we've seen all of the following types: chickadees, titmice, cardinals, mocking birds, thrashers, rose breasted grosbeaks, blue gray gnat catchers, gold finch, purple finch, pine siskins, Carolina wrens, and sparrows of all types. I'm glad we can help out our fine feathered friends.

9 comments:

  1. Hello there. I came over from Deniz's blog. It's always great to meet new people I would trade you snow for floods at the moment!

    BTW the Publication Party has started on my blog. I'd love it if you could come by and read what authors have to say about getting published. Perhaps you could leave a comment about your aspirations. There are prizes each week. Please come by. The champagne's free!

    Denise :)

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  2. L'Aussie, Hi and welcome to the shade! Free champagne? Do you have a bit of OJ for a mimosa, too? I'm there. I'll be by later. Thanks for the invite. ; )

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  3. This is an experiment. Will this post go back to my blog profile? I surely want it to. ; )

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  4. Just love that photo, it's too cute.
    I wish I could recognise birds. I'm sticking birds into Rosa's story by diligently studying photos and feeding habits in my mother's copy of Flora and Fauna of the Mediterranean...

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  5. Thanks. I *was* cute at one time...Now, not so much. Though that's okay. ; ) Just start watching the birds around you. You'll pick up on their habits quickly.

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  6. Aww - I'd say once a cutie...
    I should make an effort to hang more bird feeders on the balconey too. Bet the cats would enjoy it from the window!

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  7. The cats will *love* CAT-TV! Mine were big fans. The pups will watch, but not for as long. ; ) I will warn you, they do leave droppings everywhere. Our feeders are in the yard.

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  8. Have you melted yet? I know you guys got more than ice this time around. We have a little snow/ice in the shady spots - even after hitting 50 yesterday! But, until Thurs, it was really icy.

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  9. Tara, it's still snowy in the shade and it didn't even get below freezing last night. That tells you how deep it really got. There were a few icy places on the roads yesterday, but I imaging they are gone now. Even Friday and Saturday, it was still bad at a few places on the roads. I didn't try to get out until Friday and I'm glad I didn't.

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