that was a wellspring of a warm day. 22C. today the grass was green. bumblebee. genus: bombus a frog in the morning. 100s of crocuses. even a few deer and a new chickadee hideout.
coyotes. a couple of swainson's hawks. gulls & geese. cedar waxwings at mountain ash berries (rosaceae. genus: sorbus). bald eagle. owl, robins. song. porcupines. still seeding, planning. the garden hardiness zone seems more like 2 or 3, or zero. last year's potatoes lasted almost all winter. many shard puddles. ladybugs, other beetles, ants, spiders, moths. a definite sign of spring and it just keeps snowing. prairie crocuses... april's a pink {sprouting grass, egg, fish} moon, farmer's almanac. the giant ice cubes, receding.
more snow, a week of cold (frigid*). heretofore, cold-cool & grassy spots... the lunar standstill? a deer. chickadees & woodpeckers
_____________________ *frigid (below -9°C), freezing (-9°C to 0°C), cold (0°C to 10°C), cool (10°C to 18°C), comfortable (18°C to 24°C), warm (24°C to 29°C), hot (29°C to 38°C) and sweltering (above 38°C). geese are flying, 2 large flocks. it's -17C (1F) or -24C (-11F) wind chill. jackrabbits, a bit of grey. a bald eagle fly-by. light sunsnowers.
purple snow @purpledawn and full moonsets—tinsel, glitter, frost. the parlour palm is at it again. snowdrifts, blizzards. chipmunk (or a red squirrel). white, white hares with charcoal ear tips. the deer, mice, bluejays, chickadees, owls, coyotes, ravens, 100huddled geese, northern flicker, crows, skunks, porcupine. lots of tracks and a sundog. comet ison is not to be seen.
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