More Pictures From the Big Snow
Monday, January 25 This is what the morning sun looked like on the icicles hanging from the edge of our house roof – two days after the snow in late January. Shadows on the snow. Traffic was moving again, but schools were still closed. The icicles looked white and cold at noon. Cerwin asked the boys to […]
Day After The Big Snow
Sunday, January 24 Enjoy the scenes from the day after our big snow – more than two weeks ago. A view outside our dining area window. Our crepe myrtle bush – deep in the snow. I brought the tray to the surface once again, added some black oil sunflower seed and a suet block. A junco […]
Memory
This morning we sang a song in church that I have not heard in a long time. It took me back many years – to August 1968 – when it was sung at my Grandpa Hawthorne’s funeral. (He is my mother’s father.) It was mentioned as one of his favorite songs. That is when the song Ivory Palaces also […]
The Big Snow – Evening
Saturday, January 23 I opened a garage door to see the back yard – facing east. Another garage door – facing north. Looking out a front window – facing south. The birds are standing around a tray of birdseed – on a bush – already covered with snow. A snowdrift sliding off our roof. The large tree […]
The Big Snow – Early Afternoon
Saturday, January 23 Enjoy the snow I have more snow pictures for another day. 🙂
Update on Mother High
Mother has gone through several ups and downs since her hospital visit in early January. Her “trouble spot” right now is her toes where she has severe pain due to lack of circulation. That is happening because she can no longer walk. The nurses and caregivers at Landis Homes are doing a fabulous job of […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Donovan
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma
The Big Snow – Early Morning
Saturday, January 23 – 5:45 AM until 11:00 AM The first thing I did when I got up was turn on the patio light to see if it was snowing. This one had the makings of a real blizzard – and I love blizzards. By daylight, the birds were busy looking for food. I put a tray […]
The Boys Are Here
Pictures from Thursday, January 21 through Saturday, January 23 This was the day Jere and Kristen left for a business trip and vacation in Florida. Jesse was the first one home from school. Homework. He had to estimate the length of something, then measure it to see how close he was. This was the weekend the big snow was […]
Emergency in the Neighborhood
Thursday Evening, January 21 I saw a police car first. Then checked our local online emergency site and noticed it was not far from our house. The long ladder truck from Lititz We walked next door to see what was happening. It was the corn mill. It appeared that something was burning inside – maybe some cornmeal. […]
Abundant
I am going to use the word “abundant” to describe the European Starling. We rarely think of the starling as a beautiful bird, but I rather like their pretty speckled, winter coat of feathers. First brought to North America by Shakespeare enthusiasts in the nineteenth century, European Starlings are now among the continent’s most numerous […]
Blue Jay Kind Of Day
Wednesday, January 20 The day started with a beautiful sunrise. For some reason, I saw a lot of blue jays. They are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees . Blue Jays are smaller than crows, larger than robins. Genders […]
TFC Chapel Construction Update
The newest trailer was backed into the TFC shop last fall, but Cerwin is still waiting for the go-ahead to begin construction. Delay in construction on the new trailer is for good reason as this will be the first in a series of Truckers’ Life Centers—chapels that will include a wellness area. TFC President and […]