week starting February 7,2011

it has been warm this week and it seems everybody including this squirrel are ready for some warm weather......kinda looks a bit sleepy here but he was very busy and when he had his fill here moved over to the peanut feeder......

this is 1 of 5 deer that regularily come to the bird feeder...they are quite brave as this photo was taken at about 5:15p.m. and they are only about 15 feet from our front window (where the dogs lie and watch out)....not sure but this may be the little buck that left us a horn rub.....it is interesting to watch them so closely...where we are not having trouble with them many are suffering as the deer are doing a lot of damage to many cedar trees in town.....

this is another pair of guests that regularily visit us about 3:30p.m. and 11:00 a.m....one can nearly set your watch by these two...they are a pair of ring necked doves....very pretty....

this week I was sorting clippings and old photos...this one was taken the week of February 14 th 2000...it is of my gdaughter getting a ride from her dog Jessie....was taken by an anonomus photographer and submitted to the Estevan local paper...I was trying to use my new scanner...think I may do this with a number of clippings I have .....

these are my latest pair of socks I just made for my gdaughter using up bits of wool....definately a fun project....I have started turtle back jackets for 2 of my great nieces who are waiting for a new baby brother or sister in May....

I trust each had a great Valentine's Day...thanks to all who sent us greetings and cards...we had the chance to spend Sunday past with my folks who live in Regina..we also spent time with our friend who had his first chemo treatment this week...he was in GOOD spirits but very tired...I have had a GOOD week in spite of the fact that I have been feeling a bit off...my legs and arms are still being a bother but hope warmer weather will help .....has been a GOOD week with a sprinkling of busy and a bit exhausting......

this is my new camera and printer...I treated myself to an upgrade in camera to a Canon Powershot SX210 IS (thanks to my sister's recommendation) and my other printer was having issues scanning so I purchased a Canon MP250 Pixma Printer.....

this little fellow was at the suet feeder when it was so cold out......

and so was this cheeky chickadee.......

yes we have snow everywhere....and yes this snow is piled nearly as high as this house....the snow is being piled everywhere and being hauled away by truck loads.....sure hope we have a slow spring melt.......

I thought he was cute but not sure why I decided on 2 pictures in one blog......

This week has been a GOOD/BAD week....on January 31 I had an appointment to see my optometrist as I was having trouble with my eyes...to my surprise he told me my left blind eye is now seeing 46% from 3%....my right eye has shown an improvement of 15% necessitating the need for a change in my lens (I usually prepare myself for bad news not news of such an improvement...left me speechless) and then Wednesday we had a phone call from a dear friend of ours telling us he had been dx with terminal lung cancer...took us a back but we went in on Sunday and visited with him ...is doing fine and has his frst treatment Thursday February 10....

along with all the cold weather this week we have had some sunshine and wind...along with some melting and snow....I am not sure if I am the only one but I am looking forward to spring this year....there has been way to much winter for my liking......

my other project I am working on is spring cleaning my storage space...kinda slow going but it is getting there and should finish up this coming week......:)

Week 4 of January 2011

this is my gdaughter along with Fergie and Holly showing me how to relax......

this is Fergie showing me how to really relax.....her favorite sleeping position......

this is what my gchildren call my basket of tricks...it is my basket which is home to my latest knitting project wool patterns and reading material.....sits beside my chair and apparently according to them is not what one would call relaxing...as I explained relaxing is just a matter of how you view it...(was a topic of conversation this week with my family).....

this is my gson showing me how to relax....(particularily like the way his sister took this photo as her reflection is behind him)......

this week I was able to get a much better photo of 1 of the 2 doves that has been regularily visiting our feeder they are quite attractive and for the past week have been regularily showing up at our feeder.....ring necked dove I believe they are called.....



this has been a warmer but quiet week...we had some melting which has caused alot of ice seeing how the temps have gone from 0 to -20 plus degrees..along with the winds it has made for some cold days and unpleasant driving...it is to be noted that we are also starting the last week of January today...

my MS has been acting up a bit more than usual this week but I am hoping that as the days warm and I can be a bit more active things will improve..my legs arms and particularily feet seem quite uncooperative...the numbness/tingling has increased also causing balance to be an issue...all in all it has been a GOOD week and next week can only be better......

just a few more from week 3 of January 2011

this is the dove we had visting...lighting was not GOOD so not a great shot prompting the purchase of a new camera....was great to have a new visitor at the feeder tho'.....

this is a present Lyle found out under the bird feeder...I surmize that one of the little bucks that has been visiting our bird feeder left this as a token of it's appreciation for all the corn and seed it has consumed from the feeder this winter...just a theory......

these are the first 2 copies of a new magazine we were given as a gift at Christmas....delightful magazines....thanks again.....

this is the snow we recieved over night...the deck step was cleared off the day previous....and yes the snow is still falling so we keep shovelling.......,.

re photos of week 3 of January 2011

this photo is of our friends pets....it is just to cute...I see them every day just 'people' watching the day away......

the weather the other day was warmer the wind wasn't howling and the sun was shining so Lyle decided to shovel the snow off the roof...there was an average of 1 and half feet and nearly 2 feet in sone places...

this is just a beautiful winter shot of a fallen tree which has formed an archway into the bush by our house.....

Week 3 of January 2011

we have had a very cold week accompanied by snow...we did however manage to get a bit of sunshine which always improves the mood of the multitudes...along with all the activity that happens to happen daily I lost my female bird leaving me with a cranky male and 4 eggs...since she is gone he will have nothing to do with the eggs..before that he was totally involved...so I had the eggs candled and found 1 that was fertilized so set it under a heat lamp...am anxious to see what happen in the next 2-3 weeks...with all the snow it is getting harder to find places to put it...not sure what will happen this spring...started knitting a thrummed pair of mittens for my daughter and am nearly done them...since it has been so cold I decided to make some more straw/rasp jam and bake bread...Lyle's mom celebrated her 85th birthday this week so we were out for chinese food...quite enjoyed that...have not been feeling as GOOD as I would like..my feet legs and arms do not seem to cooperative ...but am pleased that neither myself or Lyle have had flu or a cold...just happened to glance out the window and yes the sun is shining and it is snowing again....


this week we had a dove visit us at our feeder...one that doesn't usually call in ..didn't get a Good photo of it as lighting was bad....that promted me to start hunting for a new camera and after much digging and research I decided on a Canon SX20IS on the recommendation of my sister..that should be hear this coming week so am anxious for that.......

a GOOD week but a snowy COLD week.....

Week 2 of January 2011

it seems that 2 out of 3 days this week Lyle has spent shoveling snow...the problem is not so much the shoveling but where to put the snow...we have more snow already this year than we had all last year....the entire town is piled high with snow...the problem is where to put the snow Lyle is pushing it over into the hedge....the other problem with the weather these days is no sunshine...(making for a lot of crabby folk to say the least)......

this week Lyle had a birthday....we went up to Yorkton and had brunch Sunday with our daughter and family...Lyle was quite a taken back by the balloons and banner that the grandchildren hung not to mention his present from them...although it was a cold day it was a GOOD day .........

this is one project that I finished up this week...friends of ours are having a new baby in March so I decided to make their 2 little ones monkies and 1 for the new baby and for Dad and Mom I made socks...I think they will like them....

this is my other project I finished up this week...I made these thrummed mittens for Lyle when he is outside shoveling snow...thrummed mittens are knitted adding bits of wool so the mitten becomes quite bulky until it is worn a bit and then the wool inside begins to felt...each whit stitch has a bit of wool knitted into stitch......they are very warm...was something I wanted to try and now have a second pair on the go for my daughter and requests for 3 more pairs......

the seed catalogues are starting to arrive...in fact I got 2 different ones this week....I always enjoy getting them to see what is new .....it reminds one of the fact that soon it will be warmer and spring will be along soon..........

this week has been a real January week...snow and cold temperatures with very little sunshine....the GOOD thing is that we have not had a lot of wind thankfully....we have had a busy week been out for supper twice to celebrate birthday....seems everyone is coping by staying warm and busy doing whatever it is we do reading knitting puzzles and such....

my crazy Maizy bird has laid 2 more eggs giving her 4 eggs apparently she will likely lay 5 eggs and then quit(I sure hope so)...we have been working with the birds to get them to mimic us..the male will do a cat whistle and they both do a warbling sound when we warble to them...they get real wound up when they hear lively music and prance back and forth on their perches chirpping like crazy....
the dogs have not been to impressed with the weather as it puts a damper on their runs...we only run then for 10-20 minutes when it is cold and they are used to 30-45 minutes and they are still not to sure what to make of the birds....I think they wonder why we allow them to stay indoors when they are so noisy.....


both Lyle and I have managed to avoid flus and colds so feel fortunate....as many are suffering with the like....aside from my regular aches and pains I have been quite well so far...needle days are not so GOOD but such is life......week 2 is come and gone and life is GOOOOD!!!!!!!!