Come On People, It's January

 Why is it every year this time of year people freak out? It is so brutally cold and oh we have snow coming. It is January, we live in the Midwest and we always have 2 weeks in January where you want to pack a bag and go to the beach.

It started a week ago with the weather guessers telling us we were gonna have arctic air and snow and a blizzard and and and, ok it is January.

Saturday night started out with ice about 1/10" and then Sunday morning turned to snow.  When all was said and done we had about 11" at my house.  I filled the bird feeders 3 times yesterday. I did not see Licorice nor did I expect to and maybe not even today, he is hunkered down and when he feels it is ok he will come eat.

I live on a cul de sac of 4 houses and every time the city comes out to plow the snow they just make a big mess.  Well the guy really stepped in it last night, he blocked my neighbors in.  The neighbors had snow blown the driveways and of course he comes along and blocks everyone back in.  Then he just totally messed up the snow and made a mess where you really could not drive to get out.  I really wish they would leave us alone or get someone who knows how to take care of a cul de sac.

The deer were up last night in search of food, they like to hit the bird feeders but after a lot of that I have put the feeders up where they can not reach them.

See those ears that is a planter that is about 10" tall and the tracks are from all the birds.

That is my neighbors driveway, not sure his snow blower can break through that.

This is the ridges made in the cul de sac that we have to back into and over to get out.