Where have we been?
I don’t mean travel. COVID still has us locked down but where have we been the last couple of weeks? Well kitten duty is time consuming. Even with toys Banner is a demanding little bugger! I try to play with him for at least 30 minutes before work every day. If I don’t he is so wound up I can’t get any work done. It took him only about 2 seconds with my back turned to tear into my work laptop. Yup he pulled the F2 key off. I lucked out because I snagged it back from him before he he swallowed it and I don’t use the F2 key. I didn’t even know what it did so other than a white spot I guess there was no real harm done.
We Got Our First Snowfall
It snowed here yesterday and then the temps dropped so we still have snow on the ground today. I read that the Farmer’s Almanac has predicted a snowy , cold winter. Why not? 2020 has thrown everything else at us! I tried to get Banner interested in watching the snow come down but he had no interest at all, A kitten after my own heart. He’s more interested in the feather trim on my witch hat for Halloween.
You need to arch your back a little more , Banner , to get that scary Halloween witch cat look! At least he’s got the tail thing mastered.
New York Wildlife
On a more photography/travel related note I got my New York Wildlife Viewing guide. Hopefully this will help me choose some trips in 2021. I couldn’t just buy the book. The only way to get it was to subscribe to Conservationist Magazine. I’ve gotten one digital issue so far and it was really good. I hope some of my issues will be print because the color photos are gorgeous and the articles weren’t boring at all!
The first thing I checked was Adirondacks and the first place on the list was “The Wild” in Tupper Lake. If you recall my brother and I visited “The Wild” in August.
From the description in the book it sounds like there is a lot more to it than what we saw. Of course we were there while the pandemic was still in full force so half the exhibits were closed. Once this COVID is all over I’ll have to go back. We might have missed some other things there too because my knees were really limiting my mobility. I’m working on possible solutions to improve that too.
Puzzle Update
The Puzzle is still laid out on the table but I picked up the loose pieces and put them in the box. So far Banner has not tried to eat them but I don’t want to tempt him either. So there’s been no progress to report but no damage from curious kitty either. It’s just waiting for me to get some time to work on it again.
I am hoping to get to the bird sanctuary in Grafton, NY. It is called the Berkshire Bird Paradise. On Red Pond Rd. I wanted to go this past summer but it was not open because of Covid-19. That is one of the trips I want to make and another one is Hildene in Manchester, Vermont. I have seen pictures and it is beautiful. That is Robert Todd Lincoln’s home. I do tend to like history as well. The wild has added more since I was up there. Long trip to get there even from my home. However worth the ride.
I like the sound of the bird sanctuary. I can usually get some good photos in places like that. That one isn’t listed in the guide
I heard about it on the local news station. They were talking about it one night. So I decided that would be a nice day trip. About an hour drive, give or take 15 mins. I will do more research on the place.
Sounds good. If this COVID ever gets under control we’ll want places to go