I'm shooting these bird feeder shots through my office window and I just realized that the spots of white that appear throughout this photograph seem to be snow....but are in fact the result of a sneeze that I let rip just as I was taking this shot. Is that nutty....or what?

Todays post is a public service announcement. If you do not have one of these....go and get one because hell is going to freeze over this winter. I can feel it in my bones!! We had a power failure last week....it lasted all day, and this little puppy kept me safe and warm...on less than a gallon of gas!!

I could not resist the charm of this little exercise in reflectology.....please accept my apologies.

There's lots of action at the bird feeders this time of year and these little pigs can empty this feeder in about two days. Any ornithologists out there who can tell me exactly what the heck I'm feeding? I thought they were kinglets, but after a bit of web search, I'm not so sure.

Oh the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful....it's as if we've no place to go....let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!

Standing in the middle of my living room, looking out the front window, and what do my bleary eyes see....my neighbor Ron burning through about twenty bucks a night in electricity. It's old school, it's kitchy, but I love it!!

I took this photo last night during a winter storm. I should have used a tripod because of the long exposure time but the sepia effect is nice all the same. FYI....did you know that sepia is what they call the ink from the Cuttlefish!! Speaking of Cuttlefish, I think that would be a fabulous new epithet for the Ice Marshall. Now, repeat after me.....Cap'n Cuttlefish Walpole .....I like it!!