Snow

It is March 27th and we are having a snow storm.

The snow is accumulating, covering the grass and weighing down the daffodils.

I refilled the bird feeders.

Spring snow does not stay around very long.

The daffodils will pop back up.

In like a lamb

March has come in like a sweet lamb.

The Birds are beginning seed giving.

We have two pairs of Downy Woodpeckers.

The first week of March had a bit of Spring and

a bit of Winter.

A cold rain one day
and clear blue skies the next.

The trees have not yet budded.

The Cardinals are singing their territory songs.

A few crocus are in bloom.

Daffodils are emerging.
Spring is slowly waking.

February

The blizzard on February 1st began the roller coaster weather ride.

12.3 inches of snow fell on my gardens.

Three weeks later, 78 degrees breaking the record.

The freezing and thawing is hard
on my deck!
I saw my first bee of the season.

Our first crocus bloomed.

Another round of Winter storms
with freezing rain and wet snow

brought many Northern Cardinals
to the feeders.

Thundershowers are forecasted for
the end of the month.

Melting

A strong southernly breeze is bring in warm air.

It will take a few days of above freezing temperatures

before the huge snow drifts melt completely.

I sat in the sun with the birds

and my books.

This growing season I am keeping track of the
bloom times, when the bugs emerge and
when the migrating birds arrive.

We can make a difference
if we try.
I want to make a difference in my world.

In February I am
honoring heart healthy ways.
Sitting in the winter's sun
is so good for my heart!

February 1, 2011

February 2011 will be remembered for the blizzard.

12.3 inches of snow and bitter temperatures made for a week of school closings

and Kansas City being in a state of emergency.

White out conditions for most of the day
made travel dangerous. I-70 was closed from Kansas City
to St. Louis. By late in the day Missouri was in a state of emergency.

This was a huge storm that made the record books.

First week of January

It was mild most of the week, we walked outdoors under sunny skies. Temperatures rose most days into the 40's.

Yesterday the wind came up and blew cold air into the region. I placed fresh water on the deck for the birds. The Woodpeckers
enjoy the nuts. We placed acorns on the deck for the Yellow Shafted Flickers and Blue Jays.

Today the high was 24 degrees with snow flurries.

All week the weathermen have been talking about
 the big snow storm heading our way.
We need the moisture.

January 1, 2011

Bitterly cold this morning

with clear skies.

The sun felt warm when we walked.

Many birds at the feeders and suet.

I put two scoops of saved acorns

out for the Blue Jays and squirrels.