I dragged my backyard office chair off the sitting porch and set up a bare bones version of said office despite the season. It was wonderful to sit in the afternoon sunshine yesterday looking up into the naked trees, counting birds and just being.....out....
This morning I took a blanket to cover the cold metal chair, stuck a pair of fresh hand warmers into the pockets of my down vest, layered on my heaviest Carhartt hoodie, found an upturned flower pot to serve as a makeshift table for my coffee, and parked out there in the yard before dawn.
As has been the case for the past couple of weeks the only customers at the feeders or picking at the bugs in the bark of the trees were the commonest of winter birds.
However taking advantage of this weird, yet wonderful weather was a joy indeed. In winter I always forget summer. Can't ever remember green, or warm, or exponential growth of everything. It's like it never happened. Today I got just a small taste of that delight....
And it was good.
I'm the same way. Right now we are in the middle of huge winter storm. Sigh
ReplyDeleteFebruary is a tough month. It's before the end and before the beginning (winter/spring)
ReplyDeleteA good month to practice patience and dream a little!
Interesting to see a palomino Amish horse. Must be a crossbred, pretty sure Standadrdbreds don't come in that colour.
Shirley, we are still trying to figure that horse out. It ran with a bunch of Amish broodmares and pastured buggy horses for a couple of years and sometimes it was ridden. Suddenly a couple of weeks ago it turned up pulling a buggy around town. It is really hawky and we just stop when we see it coming. I think it is a Quarter Horse.
ReplyDeleteLInda, been watching your blog. You are really getting some winter thrown at you!
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