Last Chance Friday

Today wasn't really a last chance Friday, where I try to get things done before everyone's home on the weekend, because the boys were at home. It was still a catch up, tie up the loose end Friday.

I needed to pay bills (done but not mailed. does that count?), finished pulling off the wallpaper border, that was coming off in half inch shreds (done), get the construction items out of the bedroom (done), menu for next week (not done), and laundry (not done but about to be started), deal with Chicago trip (done), .... Ok you get the point -- tie up the loose ends.

G got to watch the birds this morning. There is a BlueJay that visits every morning about 9am. G always wants to get a picture of him but since the Jay is a late riser G misses him everyday. G got to see him but didn't get the picture... YET! there is always tomorrow.

W had the job of getting all the 4wheelers in to the shop for their spring tuneups -- that was a chore and took him all day!

Simple Joy

This winter I've been watching birds! First the snowbirds (aka Junco), then the Cardinals came followed quickly by the Purple finches (in the picture) but this past week has brought special visitors tiny yellow finches. First the females and then a male with his bright yellow throat and chest. I've been shocked by the huge female woodpecker once or twice also! I feed them on my back deck so I can watch them while I'm on the computer. I can't find my bird book so my Joy is extended to taking pictures of the birds, sending them to my friend who in turn sends the pictures to her 'bird experts' in Oklahoma for proper identification! So I'm just spreading my JOY.

What a difference a day makes.

Yesterday it was a calm but cloudy day. The weather man had said that it would rain all afternoon but nothing happened, so I wondered if the snow would come. Well it was sneaky and came in the dark of night! This morning I was awaken by G announcing that there was SNOW! and then the phone rang soon with the announcement that church had been canceled. I peeked outside to find a beautiful blanket of snow with HUGE flakes still falling along with all sorts of creatures attempting to survive in the snow. Skipper, the dog was shivering and huddled in the corner of the front porch, a variety of birds looking for food in my snowy bird feeders and then hubby and G saw 3 deer prancing around the back field. The dog got rescued into the somewhat warm garage, the bird feeders were cleared of the snow and refilled with tasty seeds and the deer, well they're off playing in someone else's field. I do think the snowy home looks more interesting but it was a bit more treacherous getting the 2nd picture.