There is something about a first snow of the season that puts a smile on everyone’s face in the Northeast. The storm that slammed the south a couple of days ago moved into New England overnight and left us with a heavy coating of wet snow. It might have caused a panic among folks in Texas, Georgia, Virginia…. but here, it’s life as usual. We had a holiday gathering last night and the hearty among us walked quite a distance in steady snowfall instead of driving to the gala. The hallway of the party home was piled so high with boots that it was difficult to open the front door and navigate the mountain of thawing, dripping footwear. No one blinks twice at a sight like that. It’s a normal scene around here.
Our roads were cleared of snow by dawn and the same for driveways in our neighborhood… something we never saw in a Virginia storm. Of course, Virginia snows usually melted in 24-hours.
Feathered friends, both on the ground and feeders, were active at first light. I’m happy to report that the Cooper’s hawk was not able to catch our blue jay and the pair returned to feed today. I do hope the hawk found a nice little house sparrow or two or ten instead.
On the ground the day before, we counted 19 turkeys poking around for something to eat… not beneath the feeder but in the borders around the house. Most of our regular flock are young turkeys, now learning to find food beneath snow. We have plenty of oak trees that provide an abundance of acorns for them. I’m still delighted when I see the turkeys. They parade from home to home, up and down our driveways, in single file along our street, roost overnight in our trees, and are treated as neighborhood adoptees. As long as they are well-behaved, we welcome them.
Someone sent me this turkey video that made me laugh out loud and I wondered if I could ever learn to call our turkeys like he did. However, if I got down and wobbled like the young man in the video, I’d never be able get back up.
Great post! Love snow!
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So do I. I suppose you got some snow from this system as it moved through Virginia.
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Some, but I would have liked more!
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Wonderful photos. Love the bench and the hood on the feeder. 🙂 When we first moved to NH, we lived in a condo for about three years, and it was rather nice to just watch someone clear the drive and walk. But, for the last dozen years, I have more of an opportunity to use a couple of different shovels. And, here I thought I might get out of Dodge before I had to shovel. 🙂
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Back to South Carolina after the holiday so you aren’t wishing for a white Christmas like I am? Until we moved to New Hampshire, it was up to us to clear a very long country driveway any way we could. No one has plows on their truck like they do here and it’s sort of nice to watch someone else doing the work.
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More Tuesday then the weekend. Stay warm.
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You be careful in this weather. I just read about your knee surgery!
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🙂 I will hold on tight 🙂 Thank you
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nice…
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Thank you!
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