Wednesday morning

[ksmith]

We got 2-3 inches of snow yesterday, so I did my first driveway shoveling of the winter. I hope it hangs around for Christmas, but it might not. We will have temps in the mid-30s for the next two days, along with a little sleet and rain today and a lot of rain tomorrow. Snow could be gone by Friday. Hope they err on the temps. I prefer nice, crunchy snow to slush, at least for Christmas. After that, it should all vanish like it never happened. Mud Season should be a thing of the past, a distant memory.

Yeah.

Off to shop this morning for the last round of groceries and some stuff from the hardware store. The pups got me up around 730. Gaby is outside now. Occasionally her howly barks cut through the gloom, really an odd sound--she just puts her little head back and yodels away.

Deer tracks in the front yard, and one of the frozen pumpkins was demolished. Do deer eat pumpkin? I imagine if they get hungry enough, they eat anything.

After I get home, I need to fill the woodboxes. Put some seed int he bird feeders. After that, who knows? May just kick back.

Comments

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

I know from experience that moose *love* pumpkin, so I wouldn't be surprised if deer like it too. :)

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

It had to have been a big critter, because the shell was gone. Squirrels just bite a hole and hollow the pumpkins out.

But I set the pumpkins pretty close to the house, which may explain why there are still three of them remaining. The flashing Christmas tree lights must startle deer. At least temporarily.