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In response to Crazy Weather posted by biogardener:

Well, Traute...

And I thought we had a few problems here I can only imagine having to steam the storm sewers open! I think it's bad enough when we need to take a low-heat hairdryer to our windows to open them for the birdfeeders.

We have had sun and higher temperatures since Saturday. Temperatures have been hovering around and then slightly below zero (F)as soon as the sun disappears.

Birds are flocking to our feeders in record numbers...this gives us a good deal of enjoyment when we can't get out. (Some of us have been "logging" our bird sightings at The Backyard Bird Almanac.)

Our "yard" has become "home on the range" to a number of local VA whitetail deer. Snow around the house is so churned up it looks as if a bevy of preschool children live here

The deer alway start by nibbling the "yew" under my bedroom window and then branch out to the one in front of the lamp post. Now they're feeding on every "yew" planted around the house. This doesn't bother me as we can always prune and clean them up in spring.

What does bother me is that now they are starting on my favorite ornamentals...the yellow Chamycyparis, Fothergilla, etc. I haven't looked far and wide, but it seems as if they are eating anything with buds above the snow...even the magnolias!

Usually when things are bad they stay down and paw through the compost pile at the edge of our woods. I am seriously considering getting hay and feed corn at the Farmers' Supply and putting that down by the compost pile.

More snow...even the forecasters can't "promise."

Georgene

-- posted by Georgene A. Bramlage