Life in Antrim

A dog's life

The Antrim Marketplace was an extra stop on my almost daily trek to the center of town -- we needed some more turkey gravy to properly consume the remnants of yesterday's Thanksgiving feast.

(As a "almost entirely vegetarian" I can only enjoy the flavor of past memories of post-holiday hot turkey gravy sandwiches...)

After properly obtaining seven cans, I headed back to the Dodge Dakota, climbed in the cab, and buckled up. Looking out the driver's window I saw exactly what you now see (you can get a bigger version by clicking on the image). Although he/she flopped down to enjoy the sun before I could get a perfect image, you can see how the dog looked apt sitting in the van's passenger seat :-)

Happy Thanksgiving

I really should return to visiting family down stairs, but I did want to wish a heartfelt Happy Thanksgiving to anyone who reads my blog.

With terrorism as it is, even in the relative "safety" of living in a small town, I will admit I feel less certain what tomorrow holds than I ever have. However, I can honestly go with the corporate prayer said before each meal in M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village":

"We are grateful for the time we have been given."

Thank you God, and God bless you, the reader...

In your face Accuweather!!!

In yesterday's post I noted that I didn't think that we'd really get any accumulation, but Accuweather.com said 3 to 6 inches over night. If you click on the thumbnail you'll see I was right :-)

Snow!!!

Based on looking at last years blogs, the first snow was back on October 22nd (although the first accumulation was on the 23rd). As you can see, there isn't a whole bunch on the ground right now, and I don't expect a whole bunch.

(Hmmm...Accuweather.com disagrees with me. Their forecast for today: "Cloudy and cold with a little snow and rain, accumulating a coating to an inch." Tonight: "Considerable cloudiness and cold with snow much of the time, accumulating 3-6 inches." Perhaps we'll see who was right with a picture tomorrow.)

And speaking of pictures, this is the closest one I've gotten of one of my favorite birds, a Downy Woodpecker. I probably like the Hairy Woodpecker (pretty much the same bird but larger) slightly more...but I think you can still see why I enjoy seeing them so much.

It would be a better image...but generally the only way to get critter-photos is through window glass (as this one was).

If you click on either thumbnail you'll get a larger version.