Thursday, January 07, 2010

whether

whether i play pretend like yesterday or not, it's kind of hard to deny the weather. it's actually pretty fantastical! i don't remember this much snow in a really long time!

my street has somehow gone to the bottom of the food chain this winter, and is now the very last to be plowed. so it will be 8pm this evening. i have seen some cars skating by, but it looks a little deep for Bert.



i stepped one foot out the door, and it is COLD. is it just me, or is my tree getting shorter?!


the whole menagerie is here this morning as well. they trade shifts with the bunny, who was here last night. these little guys ate through an entire feeder of seed yesterday, but i am going to head out this morning and refill, i'm sure they'll need the energy since tonite it goes back to -20 below. God, please protect them as you say in your Word! (ps. if you click into the photo, notice how fluffy they are...they seem warm enough!)


i can hardly wait for the next sunny day, because there are really magical things all around. the snow is so darn lovely! it is creeping higher and higher, and at my neighbor's house, the icicles are getting to the deadly stage!

sigh. it's kind of hard to believe that in 3 months, it will be spring. right now, it does not even seem possible.

3 comments:

carey said...

now THOSE are icicles. and i am so glad you are taking care of the birds. they look pretty happy, actually.

Karen said...

We're supposed to get a lousy 3 inches tonight. It's so cold, I feel like we should have a foot. It looks beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Karen, I love it. Only a true South Dakotan would say "lousy" to three inches. That's enough to cause major accidents in some parts of our country! :)