Yesterday and Today

 Yesterday

Today

Yesterday we were busy preparing for the predicted storm.  Temperatures stayed in the low thirties most of the day.  The absence of wind was welcome as we rushed to complete our errands before the arrival of the arctic air.

Snow fell all day yesterday and continued into the night.  We woke this morning to ten degree temperatures and about four inches of snow.  

It continues to snow now.  They are predicting as much as twelve inches in town and two feet in the passes.  Temperatures are expected to drop to below zero with highs in the single digits the day before Thanksgiving.

The birds have been feeding all day long.  I filled the feeders twice.  

One of my friends further north reported three feet of snow.  I think winter is here to stay.

Eight Inches of Snow

I love the calmness we feel when snow falls.

When we woke this morning it was thirty-two degrees and the table on our deck appeared to have eight inches of snow.

The birds are fighting over the seeds. It is still snowing.

As you can tell by the fog in the photo I was inside looking out our window.

It is a big difference to the day before when the blue jays stopped by for brunch. They come in swarms of thirty to fifty, dine for five minutes, then leave.

First Snow

It has been snowing lightly off and on all morning. I just talked to a gallery owner in Pray, Montana. He said he was going outside to shovel snow.

The birds have been dining all morning. I filled the feeders twice already.

Temperatures are in the mid thirties to low forties. It is sure to freeze tonight.

Fall is definitely here.

Feathered Friends

Photos by Ken W. Hall

Ken just sent me these photos he captured of some of our feathered friends.

They are so awesome to behold and some can be quite vocal.

I returned home last night after being gone for three weeks. Ken said we had lots of rain and snow during the time I was gone.

Spring is bursting out all over. The bush in the front yard has small leaves emerging and there are tiny purple flowers blooming in the yard. The grass is turning green and the mountains received more new fallen snow last night.

Enjoying tea this morning and watching the flock of birds dining at my feeders I whispered a prayer of thanksgiving for my gentle life in this valley and my wonderful animal friends.

The Day The Snow Fell

Photos by Ken W. Hall

Ken just emailed me some photos he took last Sunday when we received so much snow. I am going to break them up into more than one post this week to give you an idea of what it was like.

On Sunday morning the snow began to fall early and fell all day. Here are some photos of me clearing away six inches of snow off the deck before our friend from Bozeman arrived for a visit.

It was calm and the snow was so beautiful as it fell.

As you can tell it was not too cold or I would not have been out without a coat. I think it was about thirty-six degrees.

The birds were busy eating. They must have known what a night it would be.