Re: Winter wonderland - again

This computer is something else. Keeps changing the way Windows works.
Now it's back to sending blank e-mails. Sorry about that.

I love the look of snow too. I look west out of my windows and across a
wide valley lined with rows of smaller ridges. I see three mountain
ranges. All covered with snow. The tallest mountain range, nearing 5000
feet, often has snow into July. It is said that the climate there is
similar to the tundra. All the evergreen trees have branches only on the
leeward side because of the winds.

But... I just spent a week or ten days trying to cope with staying on my
feet. Most of the snow and ice is gone now (except on my water gardens, of
course, but I did see gold fish in one of them) and now the weather reports
say more sleet and snow today. Hallelujah!

Happy New Year to all. I'll be sleeping when it arrives. I hope.

"bthache" <bthache@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Sounds absolutely beautiful, ***.... the kind of winter weather I love.
> It's gotten quite cold here temporarily again..... -22 c plus a nasty wind
> chill this morning. Haven't seen the sun or fresh snowfall for days.
> Another lady and I went out for our non-official Christmas Bird Count this
> afternoon and we were terribly disappointed. Hardly anything at all out
> there and of course, not a single one of my three winter rarities showed
> themselves. :( I can't believe how much lower the bird numbers are this
> year over last year. Amazing. Last year, I had a high count of 105
> redpolls just at my feeders ..... today we saw a high of only 30. Much
> lower!
>
> Oh well..... the feeders are full anyway, for any takers. Happy New Year
> to you too!
> --
> Tammie - Northern Ontario, Canada
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>
> "Dick R." <dickr@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Another snowfall with temps in the low 30°F range.
>> It's beautiful out there (except for my driveway). :-(
>> The snow is building up on the tree branches, but
>> occasionally there will be a mini "avalanche" of
>> snow falling from the branches that hit the feeders.
>> The birds don't seem to be bothered too much.
>>
>> Happy New Year to all (and keep those feeders full!),
>> *** R. in Apple Valley, Minnesota USA
>
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