Fluffy White Snow....

 When he comes in the late evening there is not enough light for the  picture. You can get a good idea as to how great he looks. He iis eating at all the different kinds of seeds. I did see him pick up a safflower seed or two.

When we first married I would get my wife a doll each Christmas.  It was a good deal that they had them on the market and then one year they stopped selling this  size of doll. 

 

I had to improvise and move up to the larger doll. Eventually this size of doll went out of fashioned.  My wife's mother made sure that she got a new doll every Christmas and  I thought it a good idea to keep it going.. Now I buy here angels for here collection and that does suit the bill. 

 The angel ornament is on her angel tree.  The color and light makes it hard for the camera to focus in on it. I like the face on this one.

We were out today to go to the hearing doctors to upgrade my hearing aids. They are little computers and they were crashing on me when it came to receiving phone calls through them with my iPhone. It is supposedly warming up outside but I am still chilled from being out that early in the morning.  My brother shares flowers blooming at his California home but all we have is six inches of fluffy white, cold snow. Thanks for stopping by today.

Thursday's Things......

 I picked this up for the season. The prices have dropped on them already as I bet they are not moving out of the store so quickly. 

I enjoy the soldier as he has great facial expression. I think he looks like he is uncomfortable in his fancy coat. The beard is great with the guy holding his sword on his side..

I fought a hard battle this morning to trying to inflate a low tire. Having tried and tried, thinking something was wrong with the valve I just quit. I lost a pound of air while trying.  I went to another station on my way home and their air compressor was working. The first one was not working.  The machine made the compressor machine noise but nothing was going into the tire. I could hear the air going into the tire at the second location. 

Tomorrow I will return and work on the other three tires to bring them up to the correct numbers. When the weather is so cold  the tires report that they are underinflated. I take my hearing aids in for a check up and that location is close to the station. It is an early morning appointment so it will be cold. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Birds and Stuff......

 He arrived this morning to eat a few sunflower  seeds and then he left. I have not seen hiim again today. I did buy some more birdseed today and also safflower seeds. It seems to be too cold this afternoon to go out to the feeder. 

The sparrows are always willing to eat from my feeders. A junco or two will feed there too. With it so cold I would think more birds would be at the feeder. These are my morning birds. 

My wife's Jim Shore angel is one that I photograph every year. They are so well designed and the colors are so great on them.

The manger scene is done so well. I am not sure if the original piece was carved in wood but the resin version of it looks like it is carved wood when it isn't. 

 

The back side is consistent with the designs that are carved on the Jim Shore pieces. They are fun to collect and I buy my wife on every year or so. 

It is a day to get things done. This ornament has been broken for a year. I just forced myself to set down and use some Gorilla Glue on it. It is good as new.  We also did some Christmas cards this afternoon.  We are not getting many this year and I do understand why. We all have gifts ordered on the internet that won't get to people on time and gifts I have ordered for my wife will trickle in a few at a time. I can see that post offices are full of piled boxes that will be taking a long time to deliver. Thank you for stopping by today.

It Is Cold.......

 

 

The creche on the mantel shows every person and animal in there place. We have added animals when we find them. They did not come with the original manger grouping. I need to restore the light that I did have up in the inside roof so the whole thing could be better viewed.

I dug these out from the workshop area and did water them. It will be February before they bloom, if at all. Usually they have sprouted on their own before I bring them out but we will see how this works. 

It is bone chilling cold outside. I think our 16 degree F. will increase to 27 degrees today. We had a skiff of snow in the night but nothing that needed to be shoveled.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Late Afternoon on Monday.....

 I dug a path to get to the bird feeders  It is deep and heavy snow and I thought a path would be better than wading through it. I probably should not have shoveled but I think I will be alright. I will feel it in my wimpy body tomorrow.

I don't quit know which way the wind was blowing but you see the snow that is built up on the northwest side of the spruce tree.  

It is a miserable looking thing but when it gets dark the lights will look good on the tree on the step. I need to turn it and take a better photo of it as the ornaments are on the other side.

It is so cold today as 18 degree f. was around the high temp.  I did go out to take the trash out and also brought the bin back in late afternoon. I keep doing things to help build my muscles a little each day. Thanks for stopping by today.

Snow Drifts.....

 The deck tree is naturally decorated with 5 or more inches of snow. I could never had crated it to look so great but the snow storm did a great job. I plugged in the lights to make it look better.

Looking beyond the rocking horse and out the window you can see what we see when in the sunroom.  I have had the rocking horse decoration a long time and it has had to have some repair as it wants to fall apart. 

My wife's village has a fire station. It has a hook and ladder but no horses to pull it. I have never seen the toy drive box before now when I saw it on this photo.  I like how the place glows when the light is turned on inside.

The people of the village are sold individually so there is a man standing on the front of the store and the men appear to be fishermen. 

I am blurry eyed today and I still can see the photo of the cat is blurry too. I thought it appropriated to place a lost ornament in front of my wife's painting of a cat in a stocking. 

It is cold again today and all the snow is going to stick around. I need to shovel a path to the bird feeders as the deck is loaded down with snow.  I of course have my wife watching to be sure I don't fall down the 14 stepped stair. We have deep drifts as the snow was blown off of the roof and it landed on the deck. Thank you for stopping in today.

Saturday's Snow.....

 Five inches of snow or mow does now cover everything. It came in the night and it still is lightly coming down. 

The front wreath has been coated with snow making a pretty decoration on it. No one has gone out today as you can see the railing is still covered.

The junco is digging through the snow to find some leftover seed. It is drifted in on the deck so I need my old snow boots to get to the feeders. Unfortunately I am out of bird seed.  I will wait until my people come to clear my drive before I can go to the hardware. 

As a temporary fix I put out some of my cockatiel food on a plate on the snow covered patio table. I have not seen any takers yet. 

I took this photo to show the snow that is covering the tree behind the blue spruce.  I did see two kids out this morning trudging through their back yard making tracks in the snow. The didn't stay long as it is cold out there.  The last time I saw them they were swimming in the pool back there.

I found a lost ornament this morning and placed it out on the old dresser drawer. I do that so I will remember to grab it before I come back upstairs.  We have done some shopping online this morning and it is good to get some of it done. We probably will finish up this afternoon.  I still have to figure out what I want to order for my wife. We are staying away from all stores as the disease is still bad in our state.  

Thank you for stopping by today.