Karen and I live in the woods, so why the above caption? Our temperatures have been below freezing since about 9pm on February 8th. That means we have had nearly 10 days without a temperature above 32 degrees. While tomorrow is forecast to still be sub-freezing, Saturday looks like the day we will be "out of the woods" and see a temperature even as high as 40. Break out the shorts and suntan lotion.
We have enjoyed watching the birds visiting our feeders on the back deck. We changed our bird seed and have seen our usual juncos, titmice, sparrows and finches and our cardinal couple, but now, also bigger birds, like blue jays and woodpeckers. They are fun to watch, except when they hit our windows and knock themselves out. One jay lay on the deck for a while and then was gone. Not sure if he revived or was carted off by a "birdavore". Amazing how the animals and critters can survive such harsh conditions.
What may be the benefit of this long cold snap is that we may have fewer chiggers and ticks come the warmer weather, although the experts are not unanimous on this topic. Still have to be vigilant and observe all the anti-critter protocols. Oh boy. As Ripley made famous........Believe it or not.
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