While they don't come around when we're around to see them, there are plenty of signs that the deer are coming to the feeding station. The snow was absolutely trampled this morning! You can see it all the way back to the corner of the spruce grove, before the tracks start splitting up into smaller … Continue reading Signs in the snow
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Critter of the Day: buddies!
They look cozy!
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That looks like it’s toast…
While doing my rounds this morning, I was able to take a closer look at the bird bath. Throughout the winter, when chipping ice out to add water, I've been very careful not to touch the bird bath itself. It already had cracks showing on it, and now that the ice is melting away again, … Continue reading That looks like it’s toast…
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Iced
With the warmer weather we've been having, I noticed something about the ice that had build up on the bird bath. The warmed concrete had melted the ice touching it, and a gap had formed. I took advantage of that. Instead of cutting a bowl into the ice for water, I was able to chop … Continue reading Iced
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This and That
Of course, things have been busy for the past while, even though we try to keep Christmas and New Year's very low key. I finally have some time to settle in at the computer, so I'm going to take advantage of that and catch up in things. I'll be going backwards in time, for the … Continue reading This and That
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Photo of the Day: this should be wet!
Sometimes, the cats seem perplexed by the bird bath having ice instead of water. 😀
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Photo(s) of the Day: what’s going on here?
When topping up the bird bath with warm water, I could see where the cats had licked a hole though the ice on the surface to get at the water below. The hole got bigger when warm water was added to it. Potato Beetle was absolutely fascinated by it. He kept prowling around it. Water … Continue reading Photo(s) of the Day: what’s going on here?
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Photo(s) of the Day: water cats
Before things started to stay below freezing, I was able to give the bird bath a thorough scrubbing and add a bit of water. Which froze overnight, so I added more in the morning. The cats just can't get enough of that. Here, the top layer has frozen, so there are bubbles moving underneath that … Continue reading Photo(s) of the Day: water cats
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Water
As the weather has gotten colder, seasonal changes are happening to our morning routine. With the outside taps now closed for the winter, and water starting to freeze, we are back to bringing out a pitcher of warm water to refill the cat bowls outside. With the bird bath now moved next to the bird … Continue reading Water
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Critter of the Day: oily boy
Another couple of photos from the end of June. A very dirty Bobby! Just look at that face! With those beautiful wonky eyes! 😀
