If my bathroom was that bright, I would probably be forced to spend time vigorously cleaning every nook and cranny -- all of which always contain some form of pet hair.
When I took out the dogs at 4, we all tracked through the skiff of snow on the deck. Yuck! As they took their sweet time to empty, I heard a meowing. Yes, No. 1 is still hanging around. I wish I could take in the sweet little cat, but my household is chaotic enough.
However, it does seem that I've added a new critter -- there has clearly been a mouse in the kitchen that has evaded all the traps in usual places. So, I've added a new location.
Today's snow makes it harder to think about planting tomatoes and all the other edibles that I will likely end up sacrificing to bunnies and squirrels. Oh, and birds. Last year I got absolutely none of my aronia berries. I was slightly more successful racing them to the cherry tree.
A couple hundred corn plants sounds like a lot to me. Of course, I'm one of the few Iowans who isn't really thrilled about corn on the cob.
The power company sent out tree trimmers to massacre anything growing close to the power line. It always makes me sad to see them hack up the trees. But, I took advantage of the situation and asked one of the guys if he could remove two branches off one of the walnut trees -- branches that always get laden with walnuts and touch the ground, making it really hard to mow on the rider. He nicely complied, and it's one less thing for me to bother with.