The wife and I just finished chopping the 7" to 8" ice to widen our sidewalk to it's full width. man...that flash freeze way back in February is still causing us grief. Finally poked what was left of the back roof ice dam down. Sunny and mild today...maybe spring has finally sprung.

On 4/11/15 3:25 PM, True North wrote:
The wife and I just finished chopping the 7" to 8" ice to widen our sidewalk to it's full width. man...that flash freeze way back in February is still causing us grief. Finally poked what was left of the back roof ice dam down. Sunny and mild today...maybe spring has finally sprung.



We've got spring, at least for the moment.

On 4/11/2015 3:25 PM, True North wrote:

The wife and I just finished chopping the 7" to 8" ice to widen our sidewalk to it's full width. man...that flash freeze way back in February is still causing us grief. Finally poked what was left of the back roof ice dam down. Sunny and mild today...maybe spring has finally sprung.



Have faith. Just about all our snow and ice has finally melted. Just a
few places here and there that remain snow covered. Most of the ice
on top of the pool cover has melted. Just a small amount left.

Last night I stuck my head outside to the sound of frogs croaking and
crickets chirping. Sure sign of warmer weather.

Two or three times a day our upstairs deck gets a visit from a pair
of Mourning Doves. Happened to take a picture of this one yesterday.
It didn't look right so I googled up info on them. Apparently this
is a young one that is molting it's first feathers and getting adult
ones. That's why some of it is brown instead of the adult grey.
It also probably explains the exposed white feather stems.

http://tinyurl.com/n6sokoh

That is an odd colored bird.
The robins showed up this week to a vast white wasteland. On the radio they recommend citizens put some food out for the migrating birds to eat. One place in the burbs is giving birdseed away to anyone who will put it out.
Lots of melting today though. I went to our closest intersection with my ice chopper to beat down the banks a bit. They were still interfering with view planes.

On 4/11/15 4:52 PM, True North wrote:
That is an odd colored bird.
The robins showed up this week to a vast white wasteland. On the radio they recommend citizens put some food out for the migrating birds to eat. One place in the burbs is giving birdseed away to anyone who will put it out.
Lots of melting today though. I went to our closest intersection with my ice chopper to beat down the banks a bit. They were still interfering with view planes.


We put out birdseed all year long. Winters are especially tough on
non-migratory birds.

Keyser Söze wrote:
On 4/11/15 4:52 PM, True North wrote:
That is an odd colored bird.
The robins showed up this week to a vast white wasteland. On the radio
they recommend citizens put some food out for the migrating birds to
eat. One place in the burbs is giving birdseed away to anyone who will put it out.
Lots of melting today though. I went to our closest intersection with my
ice chopper to beat down the banks a bit. They were still interfering with view planes.


We put out birdseed all year long. Winters are especially tough on non-migratory birds.

Hell, between the squirrels and the birds, I buy feed in 20 and 50 pound
sacks.

"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 4/11/2015 3:25 PM, True North wrote:

The wife and I just finished chopping the 7" to 8" ice to widen our
sidewalk to it's full width. man...that flash freeze way back in
February is still causing us grief. Finally poked what was left of the
back roof ice dam down. Sunny and mild today...maybe spring has finally sprung.



Have faith. Just about all our snow and ice has finally melted. Just a
few places here and there that remain snow covered. Most of the ice
on top of the pool cover has melted. Just a small amount left.

Last night I stuck my head outside to the sound of frogs croaking and
crickets chirping. Sure sign of warmer weather.

Two or three times a day our upstairs deck gets a visit from a pair
of Mourning Doves. Happened to take a picture of this one yesterday.
It didn't look right so I googled up info on them. Apparently this
is a young one that is molting it's first feathers and getting adult
ones. That's why some of it is brown instead of the adult grey.
It also probably explains the exposed white feather stems.

http://tinyurl.com/n6sokoh

I get a pair of mallard ducks visiting my pool. Nice to look at, but they
poop a lot.

On 4/11/2015 3:25 PM, True North wrote:
The wife and I just finished chopping the 7" to 8" ice to widen our sidewalk to it's full width. man...that flash freeze way back in February is still causing us grief. Finally poked what was left of the back roof ice dam down. Sunny and mild today...maybe spring has finally sprung.

Don't forget to deal with the mold in your walls.

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"I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here.
I've been "born again" as a nice guy."