more snow

we are expecting more snow. i love snow. it is pure. it is cleansing. it is cold. we have enough all ready. i am ready for springtime flowers and warmth. today i woke up with a sore throat and headache. feeling achy. marc is feeling dreadful too. hope its not the flu. 

i went to baby shower today for my friend sheri and her new baby boy, eddie. i decided to go as i'm not yet on death's door and i made it clear to her that i wasn't going to get close or hold him even though i've so been looking forward to it. sheri used to work with me, but left some time ago for a different employer. eddie is 6 weeks old now. he is at the stage where he wants to get up and get moving but his muscles are not yet developed and gravity is against him. he was cute none the less! he will be just adorable when he is mobile. 

i did drag myself out the back door early this evening to feed the poor birdies. i had not done that since before my florida trip because the snow was so deep. it was almost up to my knees. i don't remember when we've had so much snow and we are expecting more. maybe a lot more. we are supposed to get freezing rain first, then rain, then snow. again, poor birdies. they don't fair well in the freezing rain. i did fully stock the feeders, including the suet feeders. the woodpeckers will be happy once again. i took this photo of a hawk in my backyard, just over the feeders along the lot line. every once in awhile i see hawks, especially in the sky. occasionally i find a pile of feathers in the backyard, usually from morning doves. i suppose, by feeding the birdies, i feed them too. they are beautiful creatures. i saw a bald eagle a few weeks ago in the air a few blocks from my house. i'm glad i haven't seen one in my backyard. not that i don't want to see one, but i'd fear for my dogs lives with them around as they are huge! i also have owls. i hear them at night - many times they wake me up with their hooting back and forth to one another. i love birds of all kinds.