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February was a good month for snow.

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Are you tired of winter snow photos? If so, you have my permission to depart the pattern now…. because that’s all there is today.

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No adult beverages on the deck last week I’m afraid.

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The above is a rare deer track free shot of the backyard. Taken early in the morning, it didn’t last.

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The wind has been killer this season. The above is a shot of my husband shoveling the driveway when it was 6 degrees with 53 mph gusts.

Yours truly stayed inside.

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Driveway clearing after a storm is the Maine equivalent of the office water cooler. Everyone crawls out of their snowbound homes and chats.

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And if you’re lucky, your neighbor cracks through the ice crusted snow your snowblower won’t with his tractor plow.

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This and that.

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Lord Dudley Mountcatten has developed a disturbing fondness for Al Roker…

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Should I be worried?

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Has the revolution begun? And why did no one tell me…

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I love Cards Against Humanity and Beth Dutton.

I may have to own this.

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Not my photograph, but it was posted by someone in Maine.

If that squirrel isn’t silently saying ‘hold my beer’ ? I’ll eat my hat.

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Bacon is life.

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Snow days.

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More snow makes for pretty pictures I like to share with all my snowless southern and western friends.

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The shrubbery wear hats.

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And the edge of the driveway hump grows.

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Critter paths are clearly visible.

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And we have no idea who was romping on our deck. Those faded middle tracks are my husband’s, but clearly others followed suit.

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A path to the man cave must be shoveled.

It’s where the beer lives…

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Let there be snow.

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We’ve been having a number of small snow storms lately, 2-3 inches at a time, and thanks to some cold temperatures…

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It finally looks like winter in ye old state of Maine.

I enjoy the change of seasons and while winter can be challenging, it can be beautiful as well.

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Especially when our backyard visitors show up for a nosh.

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We usually see them in the evening, but the other morning these two showed up for breakfast.

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My husband was out front shoveling the driveway…

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And the minute they spotted him?

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Nothing but fluffy white butts.

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That’s one bad *ss otter.

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I was going to include this article in my weekly useless news series, but this little fellow is so awful I figured he deserved his own post .

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Look at that face.

He doesn’t even care.

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Damn Ollie.

You’re one twisted little dude.

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There’s frustrated…

And then there’s Ollie level frustrated.

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I don’t know about you, but I’ve never done that to my teddy bear.

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There must be starfish in Washington.

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I love animals and enjoy learning quirky facts about their remarkable lives.

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Not exactly subtle, but it sure beats yo yo dieting and spending hours getting ready for that first date.

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This doesn’t surprise me at all. AI has a long way to go when it comes to simple tasks.

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Brainless? Seems like there’s a whole lotta of seawater being pumped through Washington these days.

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Owls rock.

We rescued an injured barn owl years ago and took him to an avian shelter for treatment. I rode in a car for an hour with an owl on my lap! It was a once in a lifetime experience.

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Random rambling…

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Our Coopers Hawk has been visiting the backyard again. He lands on the deck railing, in the apple trees, on the telephone pole and on his very favorite spot…

The bird feeding station.

It’s a shame he dislikes the paparazzi and flies away as soon as he spots me… but I did manage this rather nice photo.

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They’re so beautiful.

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The following is a notice from a Maine church… and while I’m not a religious person, I have to admit God Invented Chocolate is a great advertising gimmick.

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Clever marketing, that.

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Who makes these things?

When I’m craving sweets… I can guarantee you the last thing I’m reaching for is cabbage.

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There.

That’s better…

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