1. Banded woollybear catepillar has been on the front porch for a couple of days. Most of that time he/she was on the welcome mat. He/she could be older than most of the kids who have stayed with us. We are treading carefully.
2. Summer sparrows were at the feeder yesterday.
4. The wild turkeys are now making semi-routine visits.5. A big flock of something filled up the trees across the road this morning, but we don't know what they are yet.
6. Seedlings are coming along in the basement. Germination was slow and uneven this year, possibly due to the unusually dry basement. I don't think the problem was the seed.
7. First ladybug sighted indoors last night, in the bathroom, on the cap of my mouthwash. Spunky lady.
Oh, it just started snowing. Kind of pretty, in that pretty kind of way when it is special because it won't last long.
Monday update:
On Sunday, when George and I were coming up the drive, a small group of robins arrived in a snow squall. Seeing those spring bits of red swirling in all that white was exciting for us, but we worried about them finding food that day. I haven't seen them since, although there is some bare ground now.
Checked around mid-day, and the tedder is still completely hidden under deep snow. A tedder is a piece of haying equipment that spreads and fluffs cut hay, and looks like a large spider.
I emailed George about the tedder, and he joked that maybe "it has tedded itself into hibernation and is buried ten feet below ground level." Would hate to be around when it crawls up!
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