January 10, 2009

  • Freezing Rain

    Volunteered at Phipps Conservatory Discovery Cart this morning with Pot-a-Plant - teaching kids how to transplant a tiny plant into a larger pot.  They then can take their plant home with them in a paper bag with a sticker identifying what they have and how to take care of it.  Since the forecast called for dire conditions later in the day, I had only about 15 in all, counting adults that I talked to about plants or about Phipps.  And I left an hour before my usual time because it started to rain and freeze above me on the conservatory glass ceiling.  It's still doing strange things out there, rain, snow and sleet all mixed together.  I'm glad I'm inside!

    Haven't been getting much of anything done this week except a lot of reading.  Which can be a nice way to spend a winter week.  BUT - there's clutter all over the place that I'd like to clear up before January 20th.  My husband volunteered us for a Temple-sponsored Inauguration Party here at our house.  Pot-luck lunch with us to supply liquids, plates & cutlery.  It should be fun - and an exciting day.

    I filled the bird feeders this morning and discovered we're getting a greater variety than I've seen so far this year, including white-throated sparrows and red-bellied woodpecker as well as the more usual birds we've been getting.  Also, the first starling found our feeders this morning.  This probably means 30 or so of his friends will show up in the next few days.  Guess it can't be helped. 

    We used to have a neighbor who hated feathered creatures.  It was hard to be a bird watcher with her around.  At one point she complained about 6 big crows just after I had been delighting that I'd finally attracted some crows.  They're interesting critters, with a fairly complex social structure and funny antics.  Anyway, at that point I moved all the feeders to the opposite end of the back porch - where it was much harder to watch them.  After they moved away, all the feeders were moved back to a more convenient (for us) location.

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  • Hello... thanks for subbing.

  • I will try not to complain about our 70 degree weather and the fact that it's a little windy outside.. I promise.

  • Good try - but I'm afraid you'll have to try harder!

  • Don't get use to any unusual warm temps.  I'm sending all the  snow, wind and rain I can so that we have more pleasant  weather.   We have had enough moisture, though I'm sure we will receive more snow......it's the buckets of rain that caused all the trouble. 

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