Blogcation

The frogs are frozen in the mud, the fish seem to be recovering from there recent ecological disaster, the birds are busy at the bird feeder, Squeakers the cat is sleeping in her cave of blankets, and I have decided to go on a vacation from my blog for a little while, probably for one to two weeks. I'll still be around town and going to work, but the Blog has a flight booked for St. Thomas and is planning to spend some quality time on the beach, hence the photo. I'll be back soon when I have more to report ...

Bird feeder

The birds have discovered my bird seed, and now they are out in force. I was lying in bed wondering where they go at night when it's cold, I suppose they have warm little nests somewhere. And where do the deer go? They must huddle together for warmth deep in the trees or something since they can't build nests. Which got me to thinking, which animals don't cuddle together to stay warm? I know of one example, the Tasmanian Devil, which is so unfriendly it's a wonder they get close enough to reproduce (it's not a date movie moment either.) Definitely not on the short list for evolving into a house pet. It has been cold, with a wicked wind from the North West and when it blows from that direction there is no way to keep the house warm so I'm mostly staying in bed when I can.

Happy New Year!

Another wonderful piece of art from my friend in NH. So far the year is looking good at least for the fish, they are perky and hungry. It was freezing and windy today, and when it's windy it's impossible to heat my house, I was alone all day freezing to death. Now I've gotten smart and I'm wearing my ski coat while I'm writing this. I think we are all happy to say goodbye to last year and hello to 2009. Yeah!