…that the deer found the seed and corn that I put out yesterday. You can see the tracks through the snow where several of them came into the yard from the north, and then circled around to the back door. They didn’t eat everything. There was a little left for our early morning visitors.
\nI have an older feeder that has four vertical posts, wrapped with a length of close-weave hardware cloth. I filled that for the birds this morning. The cardinals were just coming to check out the seed when I left the kitchen to work. We’ve had several hawks hunting though our grove. When the trees are suddenly bare of birds, we know to look for the hawks. Yesterday there was a VERY large hawk sitting on a branch close to the ground. The only part of him that moved was his head, as he watched for prey.
\nI have more ear corn to share with the wildlife. I’ll have to toss it to an area that doesn’t have the big drifts, or it will be there until spring. The walkways of the herb garden were filled with snow yesterday. If it weren’t for the wind currents creating drifts, you might not know the raised garden was there.
\nThe temperature has dropped. In return for a beautiful sunny day, we have frigid temperatures. Right now it’s 8 degrees F. and it’s only supposed to get to 12. I’d be surprised if it warms up more than 2 more degrees today. My area of the Chicago suburbs has been cooler than the rest.
\nI’m thankful for small things. We didn’t get a foot of snow. I don’t think the faucets have frozen. It’s sunny outside, and no matter what the weather, I get to go OUT tomorrow. I think cabin fever is already setting in! *G*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
…that the deer found the seed and corn that I put out yesterday. You can see the tracks through the snow where several of them came into the yard from the north, and then circled around to the back door. … Continue reading