It's been very quiet around here lately. It has snowed some almost every day since spring arrived. I had one more shift in on the municipal plow. There is so much snow that it's hard to get the snow up and over over the bank. 

Ice fog last Friday morning.

Red sky in the morning last Monday, before more snow.

The purple finch boys are getting their courtin' colours on.

"Pick me." "No, pick ME!"

Can you find the grouse?

This one wasn't hiding.

Snow, on the back of the garage roof. You can see all the layers from all the snow falls. It was hanging over sideways about 3 feet. That's a heavy load, so I knocked it down.

Grasshopper has started filling the wood shed for next year.

It is now 1:10 and the temp is 2.9 and .49 inches of rain. YUCK! I took Grasshopper across the lake at 9:00 and the snow on the lake was getting soft and sticky, then. Maybe she will have to stay on that side of the lake for awhile.

So, I heard that since this winter was so cold, so long, and so much snow that we will not have a bug season this year! If this doesn't happen, you can blame M-L. S, she started the rumour. 

Brown super genes at work. 10 month Floyd playing the piano.

Kung Fu, orange belts. 6 year old Athena, 11 year old Ellia, and 12 year old Kaeden.

 OK, OK, maybe the Slote and Bishop genes might have had some effect on these super kids. 

 

OK, so this is no joke. This is a house in Newfoundland. Who's complaining now?

 

  

I thought that I saw a robin when I was plowing the causeway at Indian Lake.

Now, now, Mrs. Slate, it's not that bad, is it?

Har, har. It's true this year.

This link is for Bonehead and Big Luke, just sayin' it might be safer than a bungee cord...   Redneck dentistry.

Click Me 

5 minutes ago.

A bunnie, OK, OK, it's a hare, a couple of nights ago, under the bird feeder.

Are you really waiting for spring?

This guy is.

Can I get mine with 20 hot wings?

Yeah, why not?

One last one for today.

Where were we? Wednesday the 12th, I think. 

Woodpecker in the peanut butter.

Do you remember what kind? Great big "hairy" pecker, right?

We had Camp full of Bull over for a wings and Chinese food supper that evening. No pics this time. Here they are going home. 

First, there was one. 

Then, there were 2.

So, my question is, how many followers does it take before it's a cult?

I think that Carrie went to the Mrs. Slate's school of disrobing in public.

Luke! Don't eat the yellow snow!

It sez, no pictures were taken on this date. We were all alone that day.

The Ides of March, or, Jose's birthday as we call it around here. 

Fresh snow.

These might look like Tim's bits, but they are Frank's balls.

Just absolutely, positively, gorgeous.

You know who's point this is.

Thru the narrows to the round end.

To the pointy end.

Wolf's bay.

Home. Yeah, I know how lucky I am.

The Estate.

Look who came to the birthday party.

Someday I will have to show you the legs on this table to hold up all that food. Hey! I recognize those buns.

And those balls.

Chocolate cake a la Smith. Those are special 10 year candles.

Make a wish, Jose.

Mary, Jennyann, Jon, Mary-Lou, Grasshopper, James, Edwin, Jose, Bryan and Rachel. 

The Fowler family.

We got another dumping of snow on the weekend, so I got an overtime shift in on the road crew. One of these over hangers knocked off the rotating beacon, but I saved it.

My first time over the causeway at Indian Lake. One lane only.

Coming back to the municipal yards.

The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. BUT it's a whole lot sweeter when the toy came out of someone else's wallet.
 

I almost remember when I had this problem.

Too bad you can't put it in your tank.

Tomiko bar fridge.

You sure can.

Big Luke and Bonehead should work on this model.

Or mosquitoes!