Friday is a very cold day. We woke up to 14 degrees F. this morning. It isn't going to warm up much and the furnace will keep on cranking. I will venture out for groceries this afternoon, even though it won't be much warmer. The first Christmas tree is now down and all ornaments are put away for that one. I may start another one tomorrow but I am not it any hurry.
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We did get some snow. It lasted until noon and warmed just a little. My neighbor cleared my driveway of the snow and he got to have all the fun with his snowblower. I wasn't planning on doing it until late afternoon.
The juncos seemed to be few and far between all fall and winter but when it snow they are out there. I see why they call them snow birds as they dig down into the snow to get to the seed. The snow sticks to their face and it looks funny.
The sparrows liked having the juncos open up the snow bank on the feeder. I just filled the feeders yesterday and it was a good thing.
My creative project is pretty sad but I found a new way to make origami birds. The difference is one of me making an easier folded bird and it is smaller. The larger one is the style that I have made since I was eight years old. I found the new process on the internet and tried to follow it step by step. I mentioned in an earlier blog that I had a goal of making ten of them in one day. That didn't happen.
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The camel is an unusually shaped animal. I like these non-glazed, bisqueware ones. There are two of these in the creche and we now have two of them made of olive wood. The plastic one in our major creche display makes it five camels in total.
I purchased the figures of Mary, Joseph and the baby back in 1973. They were at a flower shop in Sidney, Iowa where lots of great things were on sale plus flowers. The camels were acquired with a purchase of a kiln a few years back. The owners wanted everything to go and the camels were mine for sure. The camels were intended to be glaze painted and fired again but I always liked them in their fired bisque form. The adding of the camels really made the set more complete.
I did complete the cleaning of my 20 gallon tank and everything is placed back in it. The fish went back in yesterday and they seem to really like it. I must have gotten the water conditions just right as no fish died.
We had a great meal at the China Moon last night. The food is always great and the service is so good. It was a great way to start our new year. We will have a quiet day today with no plans. Thanks for stopping by today.
