HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a good week.
I don't have any wildlife stories to share this week. We've had snow and 60 mph winds last night, and tonight we've been warned of dangerous arctic cold settling in. The "feels like" temperature (sub-zero temp plus wind chill) is predicted to be near 25 below zero Fahrenheit. That's 32 below zero Celcius. All of the wildlife have gone to their burrows, nests, and other shelter to try to stay warm. We've been warned that power outages are possible, and the extreme cold will stay around through the week. I'm going to read the novel "Project Hail Mary", which I've had for awhile but haven't read yet. I bought a second arctic sleeping bag for the bed and also some thick, fleece slipper socks and some flip-top gloves.
Hugs to all of you!
Hi to all and Diane I will be keeping a watch on your temperatures - lots of layers and keep moving even just walking around the house and up and down stairs etc - it really helps.
Well yesterday we had my Sisters 80th Birthday celebration - over 30 family gathered, ranging in age from a few weeks to 80+ from across the country in a beautiful old hotel with beams everwhere. We had a private bar area and then a seperate dining room just for us with excellent food and drink. Her Son's speech was very moving and she struggled to hold back the tears but rose to make a very good response.
The only sad thing was her husband had a nasty fall the day before while they were at a funeral and went face down and they then spent 5 hours in A&E but he bravely came yesterday with a dressing over his nose and 2 black eyes. Then to top it off he fell out of bed and hit the side of his face on the bedside table so he is feeling very fed up. We all had breakfast together and departed about 11am.
I have a couple of walks planned for next week and will also be wrapping up as we are expecting very low temps.
Have a good week all and Heather I do hope you are able to get home soon and OG, EE & J are all doing ok.
Cirrus: We hung our feeder under the eaves of the house after the squirrels found it in the hedge and scarfed up everything. Now they get as far as the end of the chain but can't grip the smooth metal/plastic tube thingy to get to the actual feeder (which has a metal 'roof').. We see them on the ground under the feeder looking for spilled seeds.
Harelady: Sounds like a lovely day (black eyes and falls notwithstanding!) I remember my sister and her OH were staying at a hotel in London prior to catching the Eurostar to Paris. She got out of bed that morning, took a tumble into the bedside table and ended up with black eyes and swollen face for their anniversary trip.
Harelady - A lovely celebration for your sister, but what a shame about her OH. My OH is going to be 80 in March and has announced that the last thing he wants is a party. I've had to promise seriously that I won't arrange a surprise party for him. Instead, he wants just a lunch out somewhere with both of his sisters & one of his cousins (& his wife). One of his sisters was divorced years ago, & the other lost her OH suddenly, just before Christmas last year. I don't know how disappointed our sons will be, not to be invited, but it is a long way for them both. Annette, I talk a lot! I think it's to make up for the long silences as my OH is the opposite, and I often carry on talking when going out of the room. This doesn't go down too well nowadays as he's going deaf so I have to repeat myself, so I'm learning! We have as many as 7 to 10 magpies here, quite often. I think they breed but stay around instead of looking for new territory as there only used to be a couple of them. The squirrels come from a nearby wood - in the past they have dug up & eaten our bulbs in tubs just by the house. I use squirrel proof feeders for the birds where I can but these squirrels are hanging upside down on the peanut feeder, just to get at very tiny bits of nut through the mesh. Bonnie goes bananas when she sees them through the window!