Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas! Hope your holidays are merry and bright, and that 2015 brings all good things to you.
December 24, 2014
December 12, 2014
Big Snow
I guess winter has arrived, at least for a little bit. Parts of Buffalo received 5 FEET of snow, but we were lucky. We got only about 18 inches of snow over the last day or so, and had to break out the snowblower for the last overnight arrival because it was so heavy and wet, and hey, we aren’t getting any younger!
With all the leaves down, we discovered the hummingbird nest in the maple tree.
Hummingbird nest
Mr. Cardinal keeps watch up high in the tree to let us know he is around and hungry!
Northern Cardinal
We have been feeding the birds and had to shovel a path to the feeders to keep up with our task. The red-bellied woodpecker arrived soon enough.
Red-bellied woodpecker
Not sure why they call it a red-bellied woodpecker when his head is the reddest part of him!
Red-bellied woodpecker
Here are some more images from the snowstorm.
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December 6, 2014
Outdoor Decorations
One of the fun things that we get to do is to decorate for the season. As you saw in the last post, we often get an early snow before Thanksgiving which essentially kills off the less hardy flowers in the containers. Planning ahead to put in a few faux flower or colorful leaf stems really ups the staying power of the container and we can get through until it is time to decorate for Christmas.
Once Thanksgiving has come and gone, we can pull out the plant carcasses and clean up the containers. Then out come the garlands and the wreaths and the bows and the lights and ALL.THE.SPARKLY.THINGS!
Do you go all out with seasonal decorating?
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