FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY 2

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DECLAN

WE ARE HOPING TO CELEBRATE DEC'S 8TH BIRTHDAY SOON. 

AS HE WAS ENJOYING FATHER SON CAMP ON THE WEEKEND THE PARTY WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN LATER.

WITH THE FLU BUG HITTING US HARD THIS WINTER, IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE A NEIGHBOUR KID OFFER TO SHOVEL OUR WALK. NICE TO NOT HAVE TO HEAD OUT ON A COLD MORNING.

 

 A PRETTY GOOD MEASUREMENT OF THE SNOW WE HAVE RECEIVED TO DATE.

 

A HOUSE FINCH ALL PUFFED UP AGAINST THE COLD. THEY HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL VISITORS TO THE FEEDER ALL WINTER. AS HAVE THE PINE SISKINS AND RED POLLS, THE NUTHATCH AND CHICKADEE, AS WELL AS THE OCCASIONAL WOOD PECKER.

I WAS NOT EXPECTING THE CEDAR WAXWINGS TO FIND ANYTHING IN MY YARD. SO IT WAS QUITE A SURPRISE WHEN THEY SHOWED UP TO CLEAN OFF THE HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY. I GUESS THE ROBINS LEFT A FEW BERRIES FOR THEM.

WHAT A TREAT TO GET A REASONABLE PHOTO OF THEM. 

AND I CONTINUED TO SPEND MY TIME PUZZLING. THIS HAS BEEN AN UNUSUAL 

YEAR AS I DO 1 OR 2 MOST YEARS.

BUT WHAT A WAY TO SPEND AN AFTERNOON WHEN YOU ARE NOT

FEELING 100%

 

THIS WAS A DIFFICULT ONE AS MANY OF THE PIECES FIT INTO DIFFERENT PLACES. I HAD 2 SPACES & 2 PIECES BUT THERE WAS NO MATCH. SO AFTER TAKING THE LEFT CORNER APART SO MANY TIMES, IT WAS ON TO A EASIER PUZZLE!

 AN EASY KIDS PUZZLE!

THIS IS A PUZZLE OF ERB'S BRIDGE IN PA. WE ACTUALLY STAYED WITH FRIENDS AND OUR BEDROOM WINDOW OVERLOOKED THIS COVERED BRIDGE. 

I FOUND A USED PUZZLE A FEW YEARS AFTER OUR STAY. 

WE ALSO HAD A HORSE & BUGGY RIDE THROUGH THIS BRIDGE!

ANOTHER DIFFICULT PUZZLE BUT THE PIECES WERE UNIQUE.

 A FUN ONE!

SO WE HEAD INTO FEBRUARY AND ACCORDING TO MANITOBA'S GROUND HOG, ANOTHER 6 WEEKS OF WINTER. 

I GUESS THAT TAKES US TO THE MIDDLE OF MARCH. 

TIME TO DO SOME ARM CHAIR GARDENING!