Drained hoses, put faucet covers back on, checked foundation vent covers. Supposed to get down below 20 degrees by tomorrow night. The cats have already found a warm spot in the coop. One of the hens is in isolation - an old dog kennel filled with straw. She broke her foot a couple of weeks ago and can't manage to get up into the coop. She's getting better daily, but I'm concerned about how she'd fare in this cold snap. I'll probably carry her into the coop tomorrow night so she can get under the heat lamp at night.
I walked down the hill this afternoon to watch a Northern Flicker feeding. Such a beautiful bird. Gray-Black with a brown cap and red mustache, reddish orange under the wings and tail. It's the only woodpecker that feeds off the ground, preferring ant and beetles.
Birds of Oregon field guide says it produces antacid saliva to neutralize the acidic defense of ants. It had better eat fast. I can see the storm clouds coming in across the valley. Snow won't be far behind.
Well, so much for the major snow we were supposed to get here in the valley. How much did you actually accumulate? We were hoping for a snow day or two but no such luck.
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We ended up with 4 inches. It stayed just long enough for us to get a ruler out and measure it. I was hoping I'd have time to get the snow coaster out of the garage and take a run or two down the hill. No such luck. Or maybe that really was lucky. All my bones are still unbroken. LOL
ReplyDeleteHeheh.. I don't think it would have been the same. You really need that sheet of ice on TOP of the snow to get a good run down the hill.
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