Yesterday, for the first time since last Friday, I set foot outside this house. Don't get excited; I only went to the mailbox, and I only did that because I'd been expecting some paints in the mail and did not want to leave them out in freezing temperatures. But once I was out, I did a walk-about in the yard and encountered this in our driveway:
Those are the biggest bird tracks I have ever seen (sunglasses for perspective). I expect that they were made by a blue heron, which we occasionally see at our pond.
While I was out, I grabbed the SD card from the critter cam to see if it had captured the intruder, but all that was on the card were a couple of neighborhood cats passing through and The Husband puttering around in the snow.
Yesterday, finally, the temperature got above freezing for a little while. Then, last night, another cold blast arrived to re-freeze the ice on the roads. The computer says it's 28 degrees outside now. I expect that driving conditions are treacherous this morning.
Yesterday was the Little Rotten Baby's 3rd birthday. There will be a birthday party for her Saturday, and I have not bought her a gift. With Christmas just 3 weeks ago, there's not much she needs or wants. My plan was to go out shopping for something, but the road conditions prevented it. I should have ordered something for her earlier in the week, but, frankly, the time got away from me and I did not realize how close we were to her birthday. Can you say, "Bad Grandmama?" I will have to make it up to her. I just hope the roads will be clear enough by Saturday for us to make it to her party.
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