This Time Last Week...

Here are photos of what Outdoors looked like...

Trees leafless... Low Winter Sun...

 There is a Dove on the Tree limb- just about dead center of this photo...

Little Brown Bird on the Wellhouse roof....

Little Brown Bird in the big Feeder...

And Now...

Yesterday- With a little over 8" of Snow since Thursday...

The Big Feeder...

Small Feeder...

Bird-bath...

Side yard...

Front yard and Porch railing...

Horse-chestnut limbs...

Alice is Not Pleased at this Turn-of-Events Thank You....

How Far does this White stuff go Mama ?!?

Little and Big Birdy feet-prints...

And Finally-
Jethro is Saying...
"In Mama Jethro Wants in Mama Let Jethro In MAMA Jethro NEEDS to Get IN Mama- NOW !!"

Freezing Rain this afternoon and thus the melting begins...
Stay Cozy !!

xoxo

On the First Day of Winter...

Early this morning Shirley came over and had a Nice Cup o' Cocoa on the porch...
I had to chuckle- After all it WAS a balmy 39 degrees-
This is how she arrived-

Notice the Stylish ear Warmers... and she Brought her own Blankie !!

Fed the Birdies... Found a nice new Feed- has pieces of Almond, Sunflower seed, Peanuts, and the usual seedy bits I'm not sure what is...

This Snowman has hung out here for the last 4-5 years... His little Bells 'Yingle' when the wind Blows... And Boy, it has been choosing to blow Gustily intermittently the last week or so !! Blasts of cold East winds 30 to 45 m.p.h.

These Cardinals were to be Ornaments--- but they are made of Resin--- and h.e.a.v.y.
So they swing from the Rafters !!

My little Drawer/Shelf by the door...

Silk Poinsettias in my little metal Egg Basket...

The Poor little Battered Charlie Brown Christmas Tree... Blow over too many times and looking rather Untidy... But still Cheery & makes me smile- what more does it need to do ?

 

All the Leaves Scoured from the huge Old Horse chestnut tree...

Now the Moss covered limbs are in view...

In the Evenings these are the Sweet Faces I am presented with---
Alice asking if it is Beddy Bye time ??

She has her Brown Raggedy box all Fluffed and Ready for lights out !!

Babylon looks at me with infinite Patience... Knowing Soon it will be Snuggle time...

Okay Mama--- Get out your Book to read and let me get on with Snoozin' !!

Kuchi always needs to make sure I know how Put Upon she is and gives me her Deluxe version of "Stink Eye"...

Someone take them batteries out of that Danged camera !!
Kuchi trying to get comfy here !!

And finally she is Convinced the Photo Session is over---
And that means just one more click of the Camera !!

So off the the Land of Nod...

Wishing you All a Safe and Cozy night !!

xoxo

The Sky, She is Flaking ...

Ah Winter... now that you are truly arrived with temperatures dropping down past the 'Brrrr' and into 'Chattering' stage.

For the last few days mother Nature has been throwing wet, icy, snowy, frosty, sodden, crunchy, slickery, and beautiful weather our way.


It Snows and accumulates.
Then warms up just beyond freezing- and it melts. Rains and drippity-drops for awhile. Then the Sky goes all Foreboding... And 'Heeeere comes the Snow again !!'

If, for any reason, I would have to venture out and about my attitude would most Certainly be:



But with diligence and forethought- I can stay in. The pantry is well stocked. My freezer is a joy to behold. Tins and tins of canned tuna goodness sits on the shelf for the Girls. This surely makes for Peace of Mind !!

It does make for some very grateful sleeping weather tho. Not much is better than being layered in cozy red plushy blankets and a Kittheh (Babylon) tucked under the covers and watching the snow flicker down and about thru the window.

Even better when you can be ensconced on the couch with a restoring mug of:



And be contemplating an image very similar to this:



Except there isn't a fireplace in my Living-room, and No Rocker... (Yes, I caught what you muttered under your breath- "Off her Rocker !!")

And of course- I'm not a Floofy Mama Kittheh...
(nor do I ever wear an apron...)

But I did buy myself a scrumptious box of assorted skeins of yarn in such a pleasing array of colours and new crochet needles and have been researching beginner/easy crochet Afghans-wrist warmers-shawl patterns etc. like crazy.

At present the cuff of a fingerless glove is in production on my knitting needles. I thought I would get myself rolling with something speedy and have a practical result quickly. However I can get myself motivated helps !!

Will try and get the camera out and get some snaps of yarns & Kitthehs hel-pping... Cause they try to be sooo useful in the yarn department !!

Stay Warm !!

xoxo