Mom! Let us in!

Yesterday was a snow day around our house. It started snowing around 10:30 and didn’t stop until after the sun went down. I would have thought we’d have more than we do since at times it was really coming down hard, but we ended up with about 4.5 inches out of a prediction of 3-6 inches.

I love to capture the birds at our feeder while it’s snowing so I tempted them with some extra seed sprinkled on the deck railings and on top of the old dry sink where we grow our kitchen herbs.

Tufted titmouse.

A tuxedo wearing junco.

Mr. & Mrs. C.

Mr. Purple Finch sporting the newest in bird fashion: snowflake nose!

A dry sink icicle.

We stayed around the wood stove in the sun room and finished our jigsaw puzzle (I’m ready to start another one!). We split some firewood and restocked our diminished supply in the basement so we don’t have to constantly go outside to get wood. We cooked.

The bubbles of olive oil as we started the polenta caught my eye.

Our Osso Bucco. Yum!

The railing on our front steps with its fresh coating of snow. No flash: just turned up my ISO speed.

Now this morning we have the chore of clearing the deck, driveway and front steps of all that lovely new snow! At least it was just snow this time and no freezing rain or “wintry mix.”

Snow dogs!!

Everything looks so pretty.  The birds I miss are the junkos (I’ve only seen a couple so far this year) and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a purple finch here, altho there a loads of house finches. Cardinals and titmice are a dime a dozen at our feeder,too.

Save the leftovers for me. Oh, the dogs already got them, right?

That photo of your porch railing is the best! Submit it (last of the season’s lights!)

I think I got a little more snow than you this time.  Pics on my blog.  Isn’t shoveling fun??

Bigsis, glad you liked the pics. Yes, the dogs got some of the veal shank and there is polenta and sauce leftover for another meal.

C, Yes you definitely got more than we did. Shoveling is okay as long as it’s as light and fluffy as this snowfall was. Otherwise it basically sucks! If only the snow could be trained to fall only on the grassy areas and not roads, driveways and sidewalks it would be perfect!

Lots of doves are huddled around too.