Seriously, if you want to know when something is up with the weather, watch the birds. Or, if you are like me, your sinuses and / or migraine. The past couple days the birds have been up to something, preparing perhaps for the nor’easter that is coming our way. I’ve upped the amount of seed that I cast out onto the ground for the juncos. All morning there have been dozens of them pecking about the yard. Yesterday, I saw hundreds of blackbirds perched in a grove of trees, all facing the same direction, west. Later, there was a flock of probably a hundred seagulls massing overhead. Everyone is getting ready. Listen up, they are probably a better indicator than your local weatherman.
I’m averaging about 40-60 rows a night on the Trellis scarf. Not much, but I still love this pattern. Even the k7tog part. The sweaters (all three of them) languish in my knitting bags waiting… waiting. All they need….. but it’ll have to wait like everything else, until after the SPA weekend. I’ve probably dyed about as much as I’m going to. There is a batch in the pot now and another soaking in preparation. That’ll do it. As Kim wrote me yesterday, it sure feels like being a spender is a lot more fun.
Stay warm.
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12 responses to “fowl weather report”
When the birds begin to speak, it is a very good time to listen up. Sounds like a good one is on it’s way.
The blackbirds have probably heard about the warm weather we’ve been having on the west coast and are looking to see if it’s headed your way. :o)
Brr. I’m so glad I don’t live in the NE anymore. I hear about the weather from my aunt, but the best I can do is send more handknits her way.
The birds are probably wondering what’s up. They came back after a mild winter and now it’s only getting worse.
The birds around here were on a feeding frenzy yesterday. We’ve got a little snow on the ground right now and freezing rain is coming down.
I’ve always found that to be true – hereabouts the seagulls come in from the beach and … well, yesterday they were freaking out, in droves. I always listen.
birds and whitetail deer were both feeding very heavily yesterday…today I assume they are waiting it out in the thicket. snow, sleet, snow, sleet for us!
I took my own sweet time on Trellis too….I love my scarf!
The robins came back very early this year (I guess the mild December confused them?) I worry about them starving–it’s not like there are many worms out and about. And putting out seed won’t help them, I don’t think. Poor little things.
Yesterday waves and waves of geese were flying from the prairie to the foothills (read the city golf courses and parks) so we knew we had another system. 2″ of snow overnight, another 3″ due today.
I love watching the birds preparing for a storm. We have so many blackbirds, crows, bluejays and even a few cardinals who make their winter homes here. We have over foot of snow already and it’s still snowing…brrrr.
Staying warm is no problem here. I always watch the animals during hurricane season, they know about a week before the weather folks do. K7tog just sounds plain scary! Stay safe and warm.
40-60 rows sounds like a good amount to me – wish I could do that much!