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What's outside of your picture window today?
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@ess77 Hmm..."down to 46 tonight"...I guess it's a matter of perspective - up to 40 yesterday in Minneapolis, and we thought it was nice & warm for our walk.
I just filled my bird feeders, and scattered extra for the squirrels - the big guy just went and got all his friends, and they're busy cleaning up. I have some old squirrel-proof feeders that really are, and I want them to stay off those - one got mad enough earlier this fall to chew off the wooden perch and my husband had to repair it. There must be a hawk or owl around this morning - the birds are all twittering in my neighbor's spruce, but nobody is on the feeders.
We live in a wildlife filled suburban neighborhood - last week we found deer, raccoon, squirrel, possum, and probably fox tracks in the soft sand at a park one block from out home when we were out with my daughter and grandsons. Yesterday we found a "squirrel condo" during our walk - 7 nests in one tree! This morning I'm headed to the nearest lake to see if my eagles are out fishing - couldn't find them yesterday. Hoping for a photo-op.
Sue
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Sue.....FYI: today was high 61, down tonight to 31!!!!!!!!!!,(turned on the heat), high tomorrow 51.....this is our winter and it's hitting me! We might get down in the high 20's a couple of days each winter, but usually don't have too many long freezing nights. My little Vanda orchid is hanging outside on my deck - with brand new flower growth sprouting up to the sky, with my big, healthy, old staghorn fern I raised from a baby about 16 years ago. It's too cold for me to go out and grab Vanda.....I think the fence will help cut the cold which can be a problem for them. Staghorn is way too heavy and big for me to move. Can't even cover now! I just ck'd the weather before closing up and to my surprise! Thought you'd get a kick out of this. Me and my Florida plants have a 'chill'.
Interestingly, this is really late for me to be up! I've been going to bed each night since 2018 anywhere from 5:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. But, only the last couple months have I been staying up until this late. It's 10 and I'm still downstairs! Amazingly wonderful! Have a good night.
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Hey there @sueinmn, @ess77.........Jump in the car and join us at Adam’s Landing. Our eagles come out and fly back and forth up and down the Mississippi looking for fish. It is beautiful when both of them do a flying dance. Just love nature. It is more and more the nurturing element in my life.
Be safe and protected today.
Chris