Dreary December

December can be a dreary time if there is no snow. This year, as during most ,there is little chance for snow in Oakville. Everyone around will have a nice coating of the white stuff but we seem to miss it.Around us most people have their Xmas lights up and they look bright and cheerful,  but without snow they pale to the time when the ground is covered
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People are beginning to get in the Xmas spirit and the malls are busy but I need some snow. We have an over winter bird who took up residence in one of our bird houses. Every night the bird blocks the opening with material from the nest but at day break opens up the doorway. There are two birds staying and I suppose they would stay here all winter anyway but we have never had birds staying in our houses before.

There is a real lapse in the bird population here right now and our cardinals and blue jays have disappeared. I trust they will come back to our feeders when I get around to filling them with sun flower  seeds. The Canada Goose population has increased during the last few weeks but when the cornfields get covered with snow they will move south.

Until the winter birds return I will have to watch the large gray and black squirrels try to get the food from the feeders.  Cannot wait until we have a real winter atmosphere.