Deep Snow makes it tough on deer!

 They're eating everything-if it's green-it's gone! Check out how they stripped the yew in front of the house. They invited friends as the total number is now 21-and they are bold! Even my security system (snowman) failed to deter their voracious appetites'!

This has been a tough winter for deer!

 Grounds Crew busy pruning trees and shrubs-14 of them around the pond. They particularly like the weeping willow tree.

I guess you could say, they are," Nipping it in the bud"!

Building a good Blue Bird Box

 How to Get the BLUES!

My family and friends are volunteers for building nesting boxes for the Pa. Game Comm. Other years we made wood

duck boxes-this winter -Blue Bird Boxes.

WHAT MAKES A GOOD BIRD BOX??? (see # 5)

1. Must have access to clean out old nesting material-hinged side works well.

2. Drain holes in bottom

3. ventilation holes in side

4. White metal roof-reflects sun's heat and provides longevity to box

5.Most Important- provide a means for baby birds to exit the box. You can score the wood below the hole with a saw-or glue and tack burlap-for a foothold. In a natural hollow tree, there are many nooks and crannies for a toehold-a box with smooth walls is a problem.

6, Screws are better than nails

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Vitamin F-the Greatest!

 

Why do I have a variety of  friends who are all so different in character?

How is it possible that I can get along with them all?

I think that each one helps to bring out a "different" part of me.

With one of them I am polite. With another I joke, with one I can be a bit naughty. 

Another, I can sit down and talk about serious matters.

With another I laugh a lot. I listen to one friend's problems.

Then I listen to another one's advice for me.

My friends are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle

When completed, they form a treasure box.

A treasure of friends!

They are my friends who understand me -- better than I understand -- me !

They're friends who support me through good days and bad.

Real Age doctors tell us that friends are good for our health.

Dr. Oz calls them Vitamin F (for Friends) and counts the benefits of friends as essential to our well-being.

Research shows that people with strong social circles have less risk of depression and terminal strokes.

If you enjoy Vitamin F constantly,  you can be up to 30 years younger than your real age. 

The warmth of friendship stops stress and even in your most intense moments, it decreases the chance of a cardiac arrest or stroke by 50%.

I'm so happy that I have a stock of Vitamin F!

In summary, we should value our friends and keep in touch with them.

We should try to see the funny side of things and laugh together and pray for each other in the tough moments.

Some of my friends are friends on line. I know I am part of their circle because their names appear on my computer screen often and I feel blessed that they care as much for me -- as I care for them.     

Thank you for being one of my Vitamins! 

The most beautiful thing about friendship is that we can grow separately with out growing apart

BLIZZARDOF FEBUARY 2021

 OVER TWO FEET-TOO DEEP TO PLOW-ONE BUCKET AT A TIME!   Some hate it-some love it!