White Christmases aren’t the norm here on Roundtop. White Thanksgivings are even less so. This year I had a lovely little white
Thanksgiving that lasted prettily until this morning, when fog and light rain
did it in.
The puppies were surprised, as the last time they saw snow
they were tiny little things, not today’s more-or-less full grown dogs with
puppy brains. They were delighted with
the early season snow, racing around in it and gobbling it up like ice
cream. I strapped on my yak-trax and
joined them.
Baby Dog, my old dog, isn’t easy to impress. She didn’t mind it. She didn’t act as though she cared about it
one way or the other. I guess by now she’s
seen it all and done it all.
The chickens were not amused. At. All. They don’t like snow
on their featherless feet and soon retreated under the shelter of the cabin
where the snow can’t reach. I haven’t had an egg from any of them since the
snow fell. They won’t care for today’s
rain and freezing rain either, so I’m not expecting any eggs from them for a
while. Fortunately, I’m well stocked with eggs, at least through this week.
The woodland birds showed up at my feeders in droves, even
the elusive blue jays who typically only appear whenever I offer peanuts in
their shells. This week, they came for whatever I had in the feeders. They
weren’t fussy.
Winter means different things to different
creatures. Some like it, some don’t. People are the same way. The snow lovers believe winter was already
too short even before any of us knew about climate change. The winter-haters
head south as often as vacation days and finances allow. I’m staying put.
7 comments:
Beautiful pictures!!!
These pictures are absolutely breath-taking---I would love to have been there to experience the snow with you. :)
Still waiting for our first serious snow, though I understand St. Louis got some last week. I'm sure it will arrive soon enuf.
Sam: Thanks! It was a very pretty little snow.
Angie: Thanks! it was a nice snow and mostly melted on the roads, so driving wasn't too bad.
Pablo: I'm sure you'll see some snow before long!
That first picture is truly amazing!
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