Winter...it builds character

I'll just leave this here...

🚓ONTARIO ROADS 🚗 are a mess.

The driveway is coming along. The warm sun melts the ice around the asphalt. The ice on the driveway is several inches thick. I've been bashing away at it with the chopper.


The birds, the 10 red squirrels and one black squirrel have been enjoying the freshly cleaned birdbath. I did that in our thaw.


He sits and watches for the blue jay bullies.


My wood is frozen to the ground, with the melt. The big logs were too big to fit into the fireplace, but I'm not sure I could split them in the log splitter.


Down in the forest, the fisher or pine marten trips about.
predator from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

wild turkeys 1 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I love how it herds the turkeys.
Wild turkeys from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

March 2016 weather

March 31st Over an inch of rain today!

March 28th Sadly, I forgot to put the gauge out yesterday, I put it out at 6:30 a.m.!

March 26

March 25 

What a mess out there! Ice rain damage and trees fallen on wires. This is from New Tecumseth.

March 24

The eagerly awaited storm begins. It is the 9th 'snow day' for Ottawa schools. We had 6cm March 22. They are threatening ice with the near-zero temperatures. We shall see!

More than 38,000 hydro customers in areas west and north of Toronto were without power early Thursday.

PowerStream, north of the city, was reporting 28,000 residents and businesses without power in the Vaughan. Woodbridge and Kleinburg areas.Ontario Hydro was working to restore power to more than 10,000 customers, primarily in the Fergus, Listowel, Cambridge and Kincardine areas, with restoration expected to be completed by around mid-morning

March 22 Love the fine print: 'rain starting in 4 min!'

March 21 -glad snow tires are still on!

March 19th

In the meantime, out west there have been avalanches with horrific consequences.  Avalanches abound with warm weather 14 dead this season.

David Davidoff -died in an avalanche

Davidoff's scenery

March 16th

We are in for some cold, cold temperatures!

March 14th March Break rain, rain, rain

It began with rain!

March 0.15"

March 10th

All those clouds, and we didn't get any rain yesterday! This morning, it was fog. Perhaps rain today, although the worst of it will be in NY!!

March 9 a little rain expected

March 7th

March 6th - what a strange forecast! 

Snow in 31 minutes! We had a lovely, sunny drive.

March 5th

Next week looks to be mild!

March 4th – we anticipate a warm front

From Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

Watershed Conditions Statement

Water levels on lakes and flows in the streams are presently at or slightly above normal for the time of year as a result of the January weather and thaws that happened through February. With the changing levels that can be expected over the next weeks, ice cover on lakes, ditches, local streams and rivers will be increasingly unstable. Caution should be exercised by everyone when near local waterbodies.  Parents should inform their children of the risks and provide appropriate supervision.

Wed., March 2nd

Far less snow, they say. However, the storm was to begin Tuesday night, and it didn't begin until after midnight. We'll see how much snow we get!

Slow travels to work,many collisions...

Tuesday, Mar. 1st What a shock!

Look at those temperatures! And there is a storm on the way, scheduled for Tuesday night.

March is here!

Time to take down the Valentine's Day decor and put up the greens. I listened to my wise friends, like poster boy  for physical fitness: septuagenarian Red, who told me to take it easy 'till Spring. I just loathe looking out at the broken branches, knowing I'll have to bash away at them. I have a bruise on my arm, which is my only incident so far!

I never have really celebrated St. Patrick's Day, since I'm not Irish! Also, In 25 years teaching, we were always on March Break on March 17th!
Since hubby is of Irish decent, what the heck! I complained that I didn't have a green flag. He bought me one, as well as a happy shamrock!

The Golden Goose had a bit too much to drink, and she's got a hat on her head. Silly goose! I've since removed the heart, but that was a two-day process.

You may question Frosty's outfit, but he is dressed for March Break vacation –in a warm clime! I think he could visit Cloudia or Kay, in Hawaii! I'm sure he would be welcome!

P.S. When I was out re-attaching a mailbox, a woman stopped, in her car, lowered her window – in the middle of the highway– to tell me how much she enjoyed my decorations! That was so nice.


P.P.S. Hubby went out to check out my flag, and the wind blew hard and broke the post. I'm so sad! I shall fix it later. I think it calls for duct tape!

2012 and 2013!