What’s Up? – Cold shake!
Cold shake!
Last week has been a bit unusual when it comes to weather. Last Monday we had a 2 hour delay for Schools and Government Institutions, ordered by our Governor of Georgia. The reason for this delay was, the considerable drop in weather temperatures after having several days of rain, it was expected to be frozen at early morning. Many roads being still flooded if they freeze, would be potentially, extremely dangerous. Then, by 3:oo pm it was sunny and low 50’s F!
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On Wednesday, at 4:34 am a 4.4 magnitude earthquake rattled Georgia! And, we had frost covering everything. How weird can it get?
By noon all the frost was gone, the sun was shining and the temperature is near 40º F. For my son Tyler it was a great experience, it was his first time to sense an earthquake!
I was glad to see a Purple Finch for the first time in my backyard!
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Eating Lunch With…
New addition for Mondays!
Northern Mockingbird
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So much exciting seeing these birds…you will forget frost and earthquake!
All these things make our lives more exciting…Don’t you think? Thanks Indira. 🙂
Some weeks are more exciting than others — experiencing both the earthquake and the arrival of a purple finch must have been great.
That’s trueLinda! But we need balance in every aspects of life. 🙂
The birds should help you to cope with the peculiar weather, lovely pictures.
Oh yes! They are very therapeutical! 🙂 Thanks Susan.
Congratulations on the Purple Finch. I’m sure she was happy to find you after the earthquake. We had a similar weather pattern yesterday on a smaller scale. Frost can be so dangerous, but luckily it melts quickly. 🙂
Thank you Lisa! It was a surprise to see a purple finch in my backyard. I have several families of house finch nesting here (12 years). Never a purple finch. 🙂
Our weather has also been below freezing at night and warm 50’s during the day. Perfect winter weather for us in the Rockies. Enjoy!
Thank you K.! 🙂
Glad we are not the only ones having crazy weather. It is so unseasonably wet here and wild storms have destroyed the hope of many birds having a clutch this year. Happy Christmas HJ and thanks so much for your most interesting posts throughout the year, I enjoyed learning about your birds😊
Thank you very much Ashley. Have great Holidays! I also enjoy your interesting blog. 🙂
I like your lunch guest. As for me, I have only felt earthquakes twice and they were both very mild and I would be quite happy not to sense one again.
Thank you very much my friend. 🙂
Davvero stupendi, questi primi piani di volatili minuscoli
Auguri per delle festività liete,silvia
Grazie Silvia! Auguri per delle festività liete. 🙂
Nothing as exciting as seeing a new bird in your garden. We’ve lived here for thirty years and I was present for the fifteen seconds that a Treecreeper was in the garden. Unless, of course, they are deliberately avoiding me…..
I understand John! No, they are not deliberately avoiding you! 🙂