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whodat111/susan posted an update Saturday, Feb 5, 2022, 7:11am EST, 2 years, 3 months ago
Hi Potties! Looks like winter will never end - at least our rain came & went before temps here drop into the 20's the next few nights.
Katie - Loved your snow pictures. I love seeing it but not too eager to have it here in person. As you know, 10" of snow would shut the entire state of GA down until everything melted.
What kind of birds visit your feeder? I invested in one of the flat tray-type feeders a number of years ago so that the bigger birds could eat too. The cardinals, mourning doves, red-bellied woodpeckers & the rare hermit thrush are grateful for easy access to sunflower seed in that feeder.Gordon - Beautiful cormorant picture. It looks like what I see in the Audubon Magazine & sometimes in Nat'l Geographic.
As I'm sure you've noticed, the weather in the US still stinks. Wish more of this rain, snow & ice was falling in the far west where the years of severe drought haven't been overset by what they've gotten so far this year.Shelly - So glad to see you stopping by to let us know y'all are surviving the terrible weather of the past couple of weeks. I know your weather is extreme when the weather channel mentions Erie. When they don't mention Erie I just assume Buffalo will be close to what y'all have gotten. I was afraid y'all might have turned into popsicles by now.
Bear made it a point not to mention his alienated sons or his 1/2 sisters family in his will. None of them could be bothered with him over the years so he decided to return the favor. I know how lucky I am to have Zac nearby & Selena to call on if I need help.
I was able to get out before the rain started on Wed. & get the fish back to nearly normal water levels. Hope the leak didn't come back since the hose may not thaw again until the end of next week. The fish were ready for a snack while they were getting the fresh water. When they have an ice "roof" they aren't interested in food but otherwise they want to eat, just do it slowly.
I'm glad to hear that work has progressed on your additions. I'm sure it seems like warmer weather & all the work being completed will be too far in the future to even think about.Marson - Glad to hear you haven't frozen solid but I'm not sure how you've managed to stay thawed.
I lived in Anchorage for nearly 2 years but I never once saw the northern lights. We never got far enough from the lights of civilization for them to be visible. I did see ice fog pretty often. All I had to do was look at the car antenna - it would look like it was covered in cotton wool, as did everything else the fog could stick onto.I got lucky on Wed. Selena was going up to the Blairsville house & stopped by for a short visit. At last the Christmas gifts are out of the house! She also took some of the "pass-along" goodies with her so once I go back to the old house, I'll have room to put more things aside for the family. Eddie, her son, is submitting applications to various veterinary schools in hopes of being accepted by one he wants before he gets his undergraduate degree from UGA this spring. She now has some sizable flower beds ready for spring planting so I reminded her that once the plants she wants to bring from the current house are moved, she has a ton to get from the old house. I suspect I'll have lots of daffodils to bring from the old house once it gets warm enough to be out in the yard again. I already have a few antique daffodils that came from abandoned house sites when I first moved out here that have been brave enough to not only sprout, but are actually blooming. It's a good thing ice & snow or freezing nights don't bother them one bit.
I've been filling the bird feeders as soon as it gets light & the birds are in the feeders by the time I get back in the front door. I'm sure they must keep lookouts posted as soon as they can see to fly. I couldn't get the big seed blocks on my last trip to Walmart but they did have the shelled peanuts so I now have a bag of them to put out. I'm stingy with the peanuts at $10 per 5 lb. bag. I use black oil sunflower seed in the flat feeder & the usual mixed seeds in the regular feeder. I've been really happy NOT to see the chipmunks lately so the birds are getting all the seed.
Got a bit of a scare on Wed. Somehow Timmy & Buzzy got out the front door while we were loading Selena's "stuff" to take up to her car. I went ahead & did my errands after Selena left & by the time it was starting to sprinkle, I was headed home from Walmart. When I got parked, Timmy was sitting at the foot of the entry ramp. He wouldn't let me near him so I kept calling Buzzy as I unloaded Kermit. I left the bird seed until last & emptied the bags into the seed containers. When I came back into the living room from putting the empty bags away I saw both boys sitting outside the front door. Buzzy came in as soon as I opened the door (while moving very slowly) but Timmy took off again. While I was refilling the fish tub, Timmy came as far as the back steps but took off back around the house. When I came back inside the rain was getting a little heavier so I lured the other cats into the bedroom with some treats & shut them in. I then propped the front door screen open & was able to lure Timmy in by tossing 1 treat at a time to him. Once he got past where I was sitting, I was able to get over & close the screen. I guess he went back to the bedroom as soon as the door was open & he could get under the bed. Didn't see him again until near daylight. The nasty weather helped get them back inside. Buzzy got out years ago & I didn't get him back for a week. Not sure if I'd get Timmy back in good weather since he was grown before he found his home with me.The zoo is fed so I guess I'll relocate to the warm bed & the current book. May have to get up tomorrow if Zac decides to come hang the other plate rack. At least he knows to call & wake me up before he shows up at the door. Everybody take care & everybody but Gordon, stay warm somehow. Gordon - try to cool it for now. Later.
Susan