Another ⛄ SNOW DAY!

⛈ Freezing Rain Warning ☔ 

The kids around here must be happy/sad as it's a 'Snow Day' from here to Ottawa, but they'll miss their friends. They had a PD Day Friday, and Family Day holiday Monday. No school busses today, Tuesday, either!

They are happy back in school this term. It's actually a freezing rain warning here, you can see the snow to the north. My friend up in Timmins reports -21˚ C. but we went from 6 ˚ C. to - 8˚ C. It'll be fun seeing what happens. (NOT!) JB has gone into town for a walk, prior to the rainfall. 

🧩Entertainment

I've been having with with online games. Wordle is still available, but the URL is now clearly the NY Times. Access to all their games costs extra, $1.50/ week, but there are no signs of them charging for it, yet. With our Star Subscription, I get some Arkadium games. They have proven fun. The puzzle, however, is timed. Some of us have asked for a more relaxed time. They are quite responsive to issues. 

Mahjongg has been a good challenge. I think I'd have an easier time of it if I knew what the symbols represented and could name them. I am doing better at it. It's wonderful getting my mind off things.

🐾 No wonder I didn't get anything on this trail camera. It was pointed a bit high. Note to self... There were tons of fisher tracks here. I was looking for the deer antlers but never did find any. 

I haven't set out the cameras, and forgot about this video. Here is Tres, the cottontail.

Down in the forest, I'd spotted some fisher tracks, which is why I set it up there. First up, the deer. ♪♫♬ Doe, a deer!

   

 Next, first is a single coyote, and then two trotted along. 

 

Saturday's critters

 Thank you to those who tell me they enjoy my videos and my critters. I'm needing a little love this week, as do many. 

Cottontail has been a hoot. 

They know the feeder has a bounty underneath. cottontail front yard  

It's a popular spot. Posting the photo to our family photostream, I asked for feedback, commenting on the spots. Josephine suggested we name it Tres, Spanish for 3, as it has three spots on its back.

cottontail Feb 9  

We cannot ignore the brazen red squirrels. They give me a chuckle, with their little paws clutched together in front of them.

I could sit outside and try for a new photo of squirrels, but as I wrote this there was horizontal snow flying, with rain falling in the late afternoon. It is 2˚ C., and tonight we expect a quick freeze down to -22˚ C. with a cold front moving in.

One climbed the chestnut tree, another followed closely behind, and chased it. Squirrel #1 ran to the end of the branch and launched itself onto the next tree.

I chucked out some of the chestnuts I'd saved from the fall. They weren't interested then, but now that food is a little more scarce, red squirrel is interested.

This squirrel demonstrates the tunnel system they have made. It is so cute. There is lots of fallen birdseed to clean up. Everyone can share. Bunnies in the night, squirrels and birds in the day. red squirrel  

For more critters, visit Eileen's Saturday's Critters # 426!