I know…
I really do know…
Most of you out there have had enough of this stuff, but I must tell you this is first that I’ve seen of it in a year (I think) and even if we do get it, it will only stick around for a day or so. This can bring out the kid in me. You can always tell who was brought up in the South. We get a gleam in our eye and chat about it more than the latest gossip. “Hey I got a call from Anderson and it’s started over there.” Giggles begin and phone calls are made again and again. “What are you seeing?” This is a time to look forward to playing around, a day off, found time. Growing up it meant hot chocolate, jigsaw puzzles and chicken ‘n dumplins.
It’s so rare, there’s no justification to invest in equipment. We just hunker down at the house and watch how things change outside. I’ve been known to sit and watch as every branch of a tree is outlined. I’ve heard stories today of watching deer come up to the house to munch on the boxwood while a blanket grows on their backs. Right now in fact, I’m sitting at the window with a pot of tea watching the cardinals, titmouses (or is that titmice), house finches, chickadees, and the Carolina wrens devour the black oil sunflower seed from the feeder in the yard. 
I just learned a new bird the dark eyed junco that only comes here for the winter. They are doing a nice job cleaning up the ground.
Shadow on the other hand could be having his first experience. He first walked rather timidly through the yard, but soon ran excitedly from one to the other. Then he decided that he must eat it. (Oh he’s so much easier to photograph against the white!) He’s now fallen asleep watching the birds. Oh wait maybe not. A female cardinal just came to sit on the window sill right at his nose. Those eyes opened wide, but he was sensitive enough to not twitch a muscle. 
In any case, it’s about time to start on the comfort food. I think it’ll be a black bean soup with some sausage. This is all supposed to start up again in a couple of hours. I might just get some movies and weaving in!
7 comments:
LOL, love seeing dogs and snow! We've had quite a deficit of snow although there was a welcoming 9 inches when I got home. We're in melt mode right now.
Enjoy the soup and the wonderland, no doubt it will be brief!
Yes - it will be brief - i'ts supposed to reach 41F tomorrow, so this will be all gone by Monday except maybe what's in the deep shade. It definitely requires siezing the moment!
Jennifer,
Sounds like a great trip. New Zealand sounds and looks beautiful. Thanks for checking in. You can find a good tutorial on how to do the reverse applique in a book called Alabama Stitches. Cool book that our library now has.
Susan
Shadow does look good in snow! (OK, he looks good everywhere. Such a handsome dog!)
It is super cold here at the moment. We had temps in the 40's last week and it felt so nice, but then we got an icy blast from the north. No additional snow yet. (The ground is still covered though.) It's always weird when it snows south of us, but doesn't snow here!
Thanks for commiserating with me about photographing streets. I felt like my idea of Portsmouth, and then the actual streets of Portsmouth, then the photos of Portsmouth were all different. I just couldn't quite capture what I wanted.
Stay warm & enjoy the snow!!
Sue
PS: We've got tons of juncos this year too. I throw some seed on the ground for them when new snow falls. Only a few brave ones will venture up to the bird feeder.
Thanks for a fun post! It was very exotic for me to read about your snow experience! Here the snow can come in September and stay til May, so it's more normal to have snow than not...
What a transition from summer down under to real winter here! Hope you got some weaving done...and a movie too!
Juncos are one of the birds we feed here, as well. Aren't they lovely little gentlemen? They are always so well behaved at the feeder, and look so distinguished in their dark suits!
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