Snow!

I’m glad we didn’t get the 8 to 12 inches they had forecast! It measured about 4″ when I went out to feed at first light and was still snowing heavily. Since then it’s been a mix of snow and sleet but not much more accumulation. It was snowing again when I fed this afternoon, but it was slushy. Low 20s tonight mean it will be icy and slick tomorrow, when the forecast calls for a high of 30 and teens overnight.

I didn’t walk today 🙂 and am not planning to go tomorrow. I didn’t walk when it snowed earlier in the month, either. I thought maybe I was losing my drive to go, but I’ve noticed in recent Facebook “memory” posts that skipping a day or two is not that unusual for me, especially in January.

Lots of deer were waiting this morning, and I gave them extra corn. I usually throw apple pieces, but this morning the pieces sank into the snow, so I stomped the snow flat in a few places for the apples. It was easier this afternoon since the snow had melted a little.

Several does and 2021 fawns come regularly when I call; one of the fawns eats apples from my hand and follows me around as I fill the pans with corn. Sometimes one or two follow me up the hill when I’m finished; of course, I usually throw down a few more apple pieces. Two of the 2020 buck fawns, Flopsy and Fork, come around occasionally, but they don’t get close.

It’s getting dark and cold, and I want to post this in case the power goes out. Reading my old posts has also reminded me that sometimes I don’t have much to write about. That’s happening today. Maybe I’ll have more to report soon.