It's 5 Deg. F outside and the wind is cooking. It's gray, foggy and hard to believe the forecast calls for clearing and sun. I'm sitting in a cold house wrapped in a blanket just too sleepy to build a fire this morning. Coffee hasn't kicked in yet. I was trying to keep it cut back but the last couple of mornings it has seemed unusually attractive. Winter has scenic Empire in it's icy grip alright. I got a ride home from work last night after 7:00. All the town Christmas lights were on and beautiful they looked. However, the new LED lights seem to give off an icier appearance than the old fashioned lights. Maybe that's because of the colors chosen but you'd think purple, green, pink and blue would be fairly festive. Not so much!
The Library decorated our trees outside with the oldfashioned lights and the new stage in the plazza with white and blue LED icycle lights. They are positively chilling to look upon. The older lights are just cheerier and more warming. Well, they are when they work. The town crew has spent the last week in a daily battle against the squirrels who feel personally threatened by the lights. They chew the bulb portion right off and most mornings there are bulbs strewn on the ground of all three of the big evergreens. Traps, snares, everything but poison has been tried to no avail. You can see the squirrels waving their little fisted paws at the town crew most days throughout the holiday season here.
Well it's time to unwrap from my quilts and get dressed for the day. From one cocoon to another.
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