AGAIN!

Yesterday was a wonderful gift. The temperature reached 52, the sun was out and we finally saw the ice melt off our sidewalks. Today is a different story. It is 15 degrees, it is snowing and the wind is blowing so hard you can't see across the road! What a change in less than 24 hours. Living in central New York you tend to get used to it but that's not saying we like it! The photo on the left are of deer tracks on the lawn. I love seeing them but pity the poor things when the weather is so bad. Speaking of pity, my poor husband is out snow blowing the driveway as we have about a foot or more snow in it and we have guests coming for my mid winter cook out. Yes, I am still having it. The only difference is I will be cooking the meat in instead of out. The way the wind is blowing I doubt the grill would get to cooking temps. The menu is, BBQ ribs, tenderloin steaks, macaroni salad, potato salad, home made baked beans and watermelon. For starters there is, smoked atlantic salmon, spinach artichoke dip, cheese and crackers and fresh cut pine apple. We will not go hungry. This time of year summer food tastes so good!

In my last post I mentioned the bird feeder. This is a photo I took last week. There are two of them that tag team to get every bit of suet out of the suet feeder. They are such goofs. I can't help but laugh watching them. Today they have been in hiding but the birds have been out trying to fuel their little bodies against the cold. So far I have seen mourning doves, juncos, blue jays, cardinals and sparrows. The birds also love the suet. The seed feeder is always very busy (the squirrels also love it) They are lucky I like them!
The time is getting away from me. Time to get cooking. Enjoy your day and til next time.