At home, the kids and I attempted our shovel out! My husband made it out to work by walking up to a main road and meeting one of his men who brought him to their job site. He's working today as well and my son is working with him which they love to so do together. Caitlin did her shoveling ;0 with her new snow shovel Santa brought her. Poor Red Cat , (who's really Orange--but the name Orange Cat just sounds dumb --hehehehe) Red Cat is a house cat who once was stray. We have had him for almost 8 years. He loves to be in but still insists on going out too, much to my dismay. He is a tough guy! He was very annoyed that this blizzard was keeping him IN--but not for long. He went out on the rear porch and sat, pondering the situation. He waited and then suddenly he jumped into the snow, which completely engulfed him, and he forged his way through it till he got to the porch and disappeared into the bushes for about 20 minutes. He then made his way back to the house. No one tells Red Cat he has to use an indoor litter box. NO ONE!
The snow reaches all the way up to the sliders on my other rear porch in the family room with the sliding doors. It's a mountain and I can't get to my bird feeder to fill it. Thank goodness I had refilled it the night before so it was still good. I decided to put a big flat pan on top of the snow mound that rests up against my sliders. That worked out great!
The birds were coming and the cats were loving it. They could the birds up close!
Everyone was hungry! Then they retreated into the trees. I got as many photos as I could!
The only ones missing were my squirrel friends and also my raccoon buddies never ventured out at night. I guess everyone wanted to stay in their own cozy home!
Before I go, I had to share this photo of my kitchen window. Doesn't the snow look like lace behind the hearts? Mother nature! So pretty. I just love it.
Happy Sunday to you!
a marshmallow world indeed! how beautiful1 glad you are enjoying it!!! i love seeing your photos!
ReplyDeleteGood morning Maggie, I am living in a marshmallow world too, 35.5 inches. I knew not to believe in that dang ground hog!!LOL. Lovely winter photos, especially the shot of the window with snow and hearts. I can't believe the expressway is closed, has that happened before? Have fun playing in the snow, lets hope it melts soon and we see tulips popping through the ground!!! Hugs, Julie.
ReplyDeleteMorning Maggie, wow!!!!!!! that is a marshmello world, pretty though........Hope the Puddy Tat leaves the birdies alone, beautiful pictures of the birds and that Cardinal is such a beauty.........Such a wonderful shot of the window with the hearts, love that......Keep Cozy, Francine.
ReplyDeleteRed Cat looks like he has a good thick coat of fur to help him when he insists on going outside. I often hear orange cats called ginger cats which sounds a bit better. I saw on the national news last night where the LIE had dozens of cars stuck there since Friday and the police were not having much luck in getting to the people stuck in their cars. Many said they had no water or food with them. I bet they won't disregard warnings again.
ReplyDeleteThe photos you have been posting are great. I love the one where the squirrel is looking straight at you. It is begging for a funny caption. I also love the pics of the cardinals & blue jays. I miss all the colorful birds of the East Coast. The West Coast does not seem to be home to many of the beautifully colored species. Your birds seem to like being served on a tray. Maybe even the creatures like to have things changed up once in a while. When I was small I used to love looking at the ice crystals that formed on the windows. It does make for a lovely background for your Valentines. It looks just like a lace doiley made by Mother Nature.
I hope you all stay safe & warm.
Red cat I am sure is thankful to live with you and do his own thing :) We don't have any snow here in Central IL but is to cold and windy to go outside and I really need to get out in the garage and start sorting and setting up for our moving sale on the first of March. I am soooo ready for spring and so are my 4 fur babies
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Nancy