Red squirrel, turkey, deer: Rain, snow, sleet, hail – climate change or normal cycles?

red squirrel: feed me!

I don't know.

All I know is that we have grumpy cats.
Poor old Buster wants out to watch the blue jays and mourning doves by the feeder, and the red squirrel that is 'stealing' bird food!

After two days of freezing rain, ice pellets, and snow, the cats go out, shake off their paws, and come back in! 


But Buster hollers and scratches to get out.

This deer looked so miserable!

 The wild turkeys are hollering down in the lower meadow. Not sure what that is about.


You can hear their turkey songs on the video below, as well as the chickadees!

Shoveled this yesterday, Thursday.
It's back today, Friday, followed by a dump of snow!

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BBDNE: Where there is smoke

It took me forever to figure it out!
BBDNE

Perth Courier Nov. 10/2011
60 firefighters from 5 departments

Our firefighters are part of: Bathurst Burgess Drummond/North Elmsley Fire Rescue!


These are all signs of approaching winter. People burning leaves.

We were driving to Carleton Place to check out the new Habitat build. On the way we took a detour. I saw smoke. Now, lest you think me paranoid, we had a grass fire in Lanark County in the fall. A kid on an ATV, which caught fire, set the grass and hay alight.

 There was fire today. Human-made fire. On land being sold by a company that does cartage.

What else are signs of winter? Garbage.






 I spent an hour picking up garbage. It's good work. Out in the fresh air.

Such a mess. I'd rather pick it up before it's covered by dirty slush.

There were some unmentionables, which I left on the ground. Lots of cans and coffee containers from various places.

More signs of winter. The rivers are freezing over.

Santa is dancing with a dog in a parking lot.