After a beautiful in-the-fifties/sixties-week after New Year's, winter came on strong. It mainly has been an ice storm - all the trees and plants and grass have a coating of ice. When the sun shines on the trees it really is spectacular. I know it isn't good for the trees but it does look like fairyland. Schools have been closed and events cancelled - we have stayed home, home, home until yesterday. Pat went to get the mail a couple of days ago and the mailbox was frozen shut. It is great fun to watch the goldfinches, house finches, juncos and cardinals at the bird feeder Pat bought in Austin at Wild Birds Unlimited. (Thanks to Elizabeth for introducing this neat store to us.) He put the feeder in the back and we can see it from the den and kitchen windows. The birds should appreciate him; yesterday he had to pry the ice off of the feeder so he could fill it. It is supposed to get above freezing tomorrow.
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Sounds beautiful. After admiring Elizabeth's feeder for about a year, I finally purchased one a few months ago. John put is right at the edge of our patio so we can see it from the right-side window that flanks our fireplace. One of the feeders I bought was a hummingbird feeder although I had another type on the left-side window. It was pretty funny watching the hummingbirds the next day. I saw two hummingbirds circling our entire backyard for quite a long time. It's so much fun having a feeder!
Posted by Kathleen | January 9, 2005 9:24 AM
Posted on January 9, 2005 09:24