Microblogvember
On a snowy day like today, it’s nice to be able to sink into the warmth and safety of a comfortable chair by the fire.
The official Washington State fish is the steelhead trout. However, our house favorite is the coho salmon.
On the topic of backyard birds, I finally identified a little brown bird that has been scratching under the thistle feeder. It’s a juvenile spotted towhee. It doesn’t look anything like the adult but the behavior is characteristic.
I find that reading and participating in conversations on Mb have lead me to adjust my whole approach to social media. It has nothing to do with the blue bird. I closed that door a while ago.
On these unusually cold November mornings I have to break up the ice on the chickens' water bucket. (Although I see that they didn’t wait around for me.)

Every morning I repeat the same farm chores, but I also take notice of the beauty of the early morning.

This mystery tire showed up at our place several years ago. I assumed it belonged to our son-in-law, who was storing some things at our place as they moved to a new house. When I recently asked if he wanted it back, he said it wasn’t his.

As we were waiting at the pharmacy for our fifth covid shot, I told my wife that a mobile immunization service could make a good franchise opportunity.
I admit to being an anglophile, and I’ve always liked hearing the British pronunciation of aluminium.
Although I tried to adjust my technique, I still haven’t found the best method for extracting walnuts from their shells.
