The week is ending with a big storm pushing in from our northwest. We’ve had clouds since yesterday and the wind has been howling all day today. About an hour ago the wind quieted a bit and snow started falling. Now the wind is back driving the snow sideways. It was about 50 degrees this morning when I woke up, but now it’s down to 35 and feels a whole lot colder with the wind.
All day the sparrows have been mobbing the bower in the trellis, in spite if how bare it is. The few scraggly hops that remain are dry and they rustle, creating a sound like paper crinkling, when they get blown about. The birds had been quite agitated, but once the snow started, they completely disappeared. Where do they go? Maybe into the evergreens around the neighborhood; taking shelter there now that the deciduous trees have become skeletal, leafless sticks against the winter sky.
My life mate and I are gonna venture out this evening for dinner at a local downtown restaurant, unless we have a complete white out when I end my work day. We need to get out of the house after a week of being closed in against the cold. My partner is a very active sort, who’s always in his garden, weather permitting, and this week the weather hasn’t permitted, so he’s going a bit stir crazy. Time for an outing.
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