GLOBAL WARMING (maybe not a hoax)

                      
                         Today, February 8th, is the second time it snowed this winter. Well, it dusted the grass area and melted on the street on contact. In the last 6 weeks we had noting but sunshine with little interruptions. This never happened in the last 24 years since we moved to St Charles, MO. It is fair to say, this winter is way above average temperature here in Missouri.  That has helped in persuading me to change my mind about global warning being nothing but a money maker for some people. I personally love four seasons, love the snow and right now I kind of miss it.

Friday, January 13th,  first snow of 2012 

First snow lasted only 24 hours

Wednesday,  February 8th, second snow

Second snow lasted only 12 hours.

                           Not much happened since we celebrated Donna's birthday, we are just glad that everybody got over the flu and is healthy again. (Donna, Daniel and Gina) The flu was the reason Donna's birthday dinner was 3 weeks late, but still a great night out. Daniel and Gina took us to Oceania, a fancy,smancy restaurant in Clayton and we had a good time.

                           Also we had Nitro staying with us over a long weekend and also had the privilege of having the grand children for a couple of sleep overs.

Nitro is always happy around Donna

Checking out the cookies

There look tired from sledding on Grass

Still fun, even with that little snow

Nitro likes the snow

Luke is happy

Watching a movie

Wrestling with grandpa

Playing poker and being silly



                            My other great challenge in the past few weeks was to keep the squirrels away from the bird feeder. My bird feeder was hanging on a 3 foot iron pole and was easy access for the squirrels, so I changed it to a 8 foot pole but, as you see in the picture, to no avail. The only thing to keep them away is shooting them with a BB gun, but that would probably annoy the neighbors. Let me know  if anybody has another solution.

Old set up with lots of happy birds

3 foot pole, convenient for the lovable squirrels

My new set up with a 8 foot pole

The birds love it

First squirrel to check out my new and improved squirrel proof set up

No sweat

We can handle this

Even upside down

They even chased all the birdies away!

Sliding down the pole like a firemen