tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post798307150665833300..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: finally winterellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-8134087730408281242016-12-24T08:06:28.701-06:002016-12-24T08:06:28.701-06:00Since we won't be here this winter we haven...Since we won't be here this winter we haven't put up the bird feeders and I do miss looking out at the little guys. I'm hoping, though, that no feeders might cut down on the parade of mice galloping through the basement. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-73293545303443034872016-12-23T11:30:28.921-06:002016-12-23T11:30:28.921-06:00well, it was, two day later.well, it was, two day later.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-79962278197972557492016-12-23T09:13:21.068-06:002016-12-23T09:13:21.068-06:00Yikes and here I made jest that it was probably a ...Yikes and here I made jest that it was probably a chilly 60 there in my last post.I have a good dusting of snow this morning.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-6041395481670249132016-12-22T13:08:35.250-06:002016-12-22T13:08:35.250-06:00Brrr! I haven't been doing anything outside. W...Brrr! I haven't been doing anything outside. Well, I did tote the garbage bin to the street last night...The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-57151921035852508392016-12-22T12:10:34.727-06:002016-12-22T12:10:34.727-06:00we won't have continuously cold weather til Ja...we won't have continuously cold weather til January. right now it fluctuates wildly.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-76025352329928787192016-12-22T12:09:42.157-06:002016-12-22T12:09:42.157-06:00the trees are fine, it just got the foliage. I ex...the trees are fine, it just got the foliage. I expect they will come out from the top unless we get more freezing weather. when that happens I just cut them back to the firm part of the trunk and they regrow.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-22878295339472363352016-12-22T11:29:57.891-06:002016-12-22T11:29:57.891-06:00Looks cold. I wouldn't have expected to see bu...Looks cold. I wouldn't have expected to see butterflies in such cold weather.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-54773751224194748552016-12-22T10:22:48.960-06:002016-12-22T10:22:48.960-06:00Oh no, freezes, though rare down there are terribl...Oh no, freezes, though rare down there are terrible. The poor banana trees. My last year in Houston, I wrapped my banana tree in burlap and lo and behold, the next year it had a large stalk of bananas. Unfortunately, we moved before they were ripe. They are so affected by freezing, but maybe they will return from the ground up. It got down to 10 degrees in 1983 in Houston and everyone's pipes froze including mine. So glad the butterfly made it. I love all birds, but I think I enjoy the mockers the best. I am really looking forward to the new year and spring. Have got to plant those bulbs. Perhaps the day after Christmas. Hope the holidays and new year are good ones.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.com