Turkey Tracks: April 1, 2011
April 1st Blizzard
It’s no April Fool’s Joke.
We got over a foot of snow up here on Howe Hill today.
It’s very wet, very dense, and our power went out mid-morning. Hooray!!!! for the generator we installed a few summers ago. All in all, it’s been a very peaceful day, and most people stayed at home. I am making notebook covers to decorate in a class I’m taking next week. I use those old-fashioned composition books–which have come back and are quite popular now.
We had a flock of finches at the feeders all morning. The males are turning yellow, so their breasts are now pale yellow–a sure sign of spring. They will be neon yellow by summer. I tried to take a picture of all of the flock–at least a dozen birds–but they kept spooking when I pointed the camera at them–except for this brave, or hungry, fellow:
The chickens are lonely today. They were so happy to see me when I checked on them mid-afternoon. Three eggs!
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