All is calm but all is not so bright up here on the hill. Christmas has crept up on the horizon during this time of restrictions and area lockdowns.
Not unusual --- more snow started the week but it was the dry type so the local ski hills are busy (but distanced!). The shovel brigade got another chance for some fresh air exercise.
A baker's dozen of red squirrels gather every morning, like old guys at a coffee shop. Some even munch on the sumach stalks. But our lady friend appears, playing a version of cat-and-mouse. Somehow, everybody looks well-fed.
We're still getting flocks of birds, probably because we're still feeding, later into the season than usual. There's cardinals and doves that winter here anyway. But goldfinches and evening grosbeaks should have migrated weeks ago. The Bird Diner is open for pick-up and take-out!
Quite a week coming up for sky watchers. The bay steams due to water that's actually warmer than the air. On clear nights you can see Saturn and Jupiter conjoin for the first time in 800 years. And Monday morning at 5:02a.m. EDT the sun is furthest south, the sign of solstice and the official arrival of winter. Longer days here we come!
This Friday is Christmas Day. May you be safe and mindful of all your good fortune, even in a time of lockdowns and distant family and friends. A heartfelt Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night....
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