Blog–Sunday–1-31-21Cold.
Cold. Very cold. So cold that one might think the very air could crack and splinter like broken glass. An angry swirling wind, companion to the cold. Birds line up in trees near the bird feeders. Social graces are blown away as they struggle to gain a perch on the wildly swinging feeders.
A frigid high has lingered over the area for the last two days. A sky so crystalline blue it seems that Jack Frost has added a luminous new color to his palette of winter hues.
Deer have recently been crossing the ice to the island. They graze on bare brush. Unusual behavior, given easier forage nearby. Maybe they know something we don’t. Animals have a sixth sense regarding Mother Nature’s mischief.
A blizzard is forecast for tomorrow. Things will change.
Blog–Tuesday–2-2-21
Groundhog Day. And Phil didn’t see his shadow. Perhaps he’s spared us from the gray limbo of mid-winter after all. Though I can’t complain about our winter so far. Except for yesterday’s blizzard it’s been uneventful. Even boring, if one wants to know the truth of it. Phil might sleep right through Memorial Day. An alarm clock? I doubt it.
And speaking of the blizzard, no big surprises. By Sunday evening, the wind had piped up to a swirling 40 knots and sent the bird feeders into a frenzied dance. A prelude to yesterday’s main event.
As the storm developed, horizontal snow, driven by heavy northeasterly winds reduced visibility to a few hundred yards. The generator clicked on several times as Jack Frost took a toll on commercial power sources. The blizzard continued well into the night.
By this morning the storm had plastered the windward sides of the house with ice and snow. An additional foot had fallen. Frigid last gasps of the storm have been spitting brief icy flurries all day. As the wind has calmed down temps have gone up.
The bird feeders have slowed their dance and begun to drip. Snow has blocked access to the seeds, so the birds happily make do on the more available suet. Resourceful little critters.
Bears are still nestled in the warm breast of hibernation. The sows are probably beginning to sense the first internal stirrings of a new family. They’ll waken to give birth and to nurse. Usually. But awake or asleep, Mom’s always open for business. Dad will probably be out foraging for food before the family is up. Don’t expect any cigars. He’ll probably be on his independent way. A dead beat bruin.
Squirrels, rabbits, field mice and other small earthbound critters lie low at this time of year. Food is scarce. Predators lurk.
Winter intimidates the deer not at all. They find shelter in shrouded enclaves out of wind and weather. And not to be forgotten, the fish slumber in their deep torpor at the dark cold bottom of the pond. What a great life.
Silence reigns in the Hideaway at this time of year. Night critters skitter or flutter quietly. Unseen, unheard in their quest for food and refuge. Owls will argue. Or coyotes howl. Their voices rippling though the stillness. A “wolf moon” has sailed over Hideaway Pond during the past week and lit the Catskills in its passing. Dark silence floats in its wake. The Hideaway sleeps.
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