PInk Sky In The Morning, Chautauquans Take Warning

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A Rotund Goldfinch (side views are never flattering)

Awake at 5:00, but did not get up until 6:00, to the honking of geese.  The reason, fifty to sixty are huddled together, like a huge block of ice, just off of our neighbors, the Bergen's, house.  There's a shallow area, which attracts these visitors from Canada.  It's a sparkling morning, clear skies, crescent moon hanging in the sky, pink/orange above the skyline, and cold, 10º, of course.  I have been listening to Buffalo's NPR, as they are following a news conference by city officials, talking about the problems caused by three or four feet of snow yesterday in some areas south of the city, up to six feet in others, warning about another two or three feet on Thursday, for a possible total of 90 inches in a few days, as much as the areas might get in a year.  Wow.  There are still a few people stranded on the Interstate but most of the problem seems to be getting the roads cleared of stalled cars and trucks.

Help is coming from all over the East coast.

Line Of Snow Storm In South Buffalo

Yesterday was cold and windy, with little snow fortunately.  I could not make up my mind whether to go to yoga or not when Evie mentioned her ear was hurting.  Because we are going on a road trip, maybe, tomorrow, we decided to see if she could get in and see her PA. They had an opening at 9:40, so off we went, and she came home with antibiotics for an ear infection.  It was a good thing we went.  We then stopped at Hogan's, filled the car up, making sure we are ready in case of heavy snows tomorrow.  And I picked up my Honda in Lakewood.  They could not find out what was wrong, why it wouldn't  start.  They took out and cleaned a few parts, and it started right up.  So we will keep our fingers crossed that it was moisture or a crossed wire.

Early Morning Wild Fowl

Once we picked up the car, we were able to settle in our house, and not have to venture out again. Evie kept busy for a good part of the afternoon, making cookies for our granddaughter, Marlena and niece Keanna, to decorate over Thanksgiving holidays.  It was too cold and windy to go for a walk, so I hunkered down on the couch, finished The Rosie Project, a story about a guy with Asperger's Syndrome, and his somewhat clumsy but humorous attempts to find the perfect wife.  And I started a book recommended by Charlie Heinz, another detective series, this time set in Denmark by Jussi Adler-Olsen called THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES.  I liked it immediately and it reminded me of both Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo, especially its major character, the depressed, anti authority,  Carl Morck.  What else would you expect to find in a Scandinavian inspector.

Swans A Swimming

Earlier in the afternoon, Evie had put together our dinner, pot roast, with carrots and onions. so we had the smell of pot roast cooking in our house most of the afternoon.  We were able to have a glass of wine at dusk, just as the pot roast finished.  I then carved it up, Evie mashed the potatoes, made a salad and we had just the kind of dinner we wanted on a very cold evening here at the lake.  We watched some junk TV as we were all caught up with our shows, and I was in a hurry to get upstairs to read my new novel.