Winter Oddities

Yup, we still have winter. I was impressed with the snow last weekend, but now I am truly in awe. There is so much snow we don't know what to do with it. Unfortunately, it is not snowman snow. Just shoveling snow. Lots and lots of shoveling!

View of house from road and view down 3rd street by our fence and past our utility trailer.

However, the very strangest thing we have seen was on our feeder. Jon asked me this morning what kind of bird here is green with yellow underneath. I said, 'None.' He said, 'Well, there is one outside.' And he was right. On our feeder with all the juncos, finches, and sparrows was a totally out of place parakeet!!!!!!!! We tried to catch him, but it flew off. We saw it several times and I called city hall to report it in case someone 'missed' him. However, we have not seen it since noon. I hope it is ok. It is getting colder out and the poor thing looked so unprepared for the snow we were getting.

We had lots of wind the other night and school has been cancelled for 2 days. So, Christmas break started early here. The wind caused the snow to drift and although we got even more snow than before, it is powder stuff and with the drifting, has changed the level. We probaby have more than 8 inches. Steve's parents were so snowed and drifted in they had a road closed sign in the middle of their drive!!!! But, it was really for the road beyond their house. Steve moved it when he took his truck and packed the snow in a path to and from their house. Then, we got more snow today!

Jon-yesterday- with a packed snow clump and today with a 'sword' of ice.

Reading Christmas mysteries and making cookies. We decorated some very hard sugar cookies. A friend in Tillamook gave me the recipe and hers are always nice and soft. She tends to make hearts and they are really delish. Our snowmen are a bit....well, odd!!!!