Yes. It's winter and it has been for what seems like forever and will continue for awhile. And I've been a little under the weather, not to mention wearing a mood that's, well, not worth mentioning.
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This is not typical Western Kentucky winter weather. First it was sleet, then ice, then it turned to snow and the next day there was a little more sleet, a tad more ice and then a nice smooth layer of snow. It started last Sunday. It's still here, today, Thursday, totally intact; not a flicker of it has melted in this 8* weather.
I got a little worried about my birds; I wasn't able to get out to the feeders. I had left a lot of dried seedheads out and about in my gardens, but the ice had buried them beneath the snow. The feeders were covered in ice. I was afraid my birds might be covered in ice as well.
Today I was feeling a little better so I decided I'd step outside and see if I could make a path to the upside down birdbath where I usually leave extra food. Would you believe the snow was so solid my steps didn't make a dent in it. Walking on ice! Before I had gone very far, common sense took over and I turned around, making my way back inside, leaving not a footprint showing where I had been. I never saw a single bird.
That didn't help my mood either, but when I got inside it occurred to me that I could just toss some seed through the door onto the icy snow covered deck and see what happened. If I could walk on that snow, I knew very well that the birds could, too. So I did, and before I could put the birdseed away, this is what happened. My February Blooms, seen through the glass darkly, but still beautiful in this icy, cold, snowy winter that seems determined to last forever.
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