It was 32° when I got up this morning, and the temperature has been falling ever since. The wind is gusty, and my weather station had a wind chill reading of 10° earlier. As you can see in the photos, we had a little snow last night, and it has blown off and on all day. I fed the deer as soon as they showed up and will go down again if they return. That’s about all the rambling I did today, although I did walk down to get my newspaper.
The deer went back into the woods, but “the boys” (six tom turkeys) have been around most of the day. They show up as soon as I throw out seed for the songbirds and came running from the woods when I fed the deer. You can see them eating last week here. And yes, that is real time, not speeded up.
We’ve had several cloudy and misty days, and the lichens and mosses have really grabbed my attention. Perhaps it’s because so little else is green this time of year, or perhaps I am just noticing them more.
The clouds are clearing, and the sun is out, but it’s still well below freezing. I’ve filled the bird feeders and plan to stay in for the rest of the day. After a forecast low of 12° tonight, tomorrow is supposed to be a balmy 31° and sunny. I look forward to a ramble in the sun and will share with you next time.
French Broad Hollow Ramble 
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