Backyard blanketed by soft snow. 5" in Ballard overnight! And here I gave away my skis, poles and cold weather hats last fall. I must have been thinking global warming.

My Hummingbirds were waiting for me to bring out their nectar this morning. Two of them dive bombing each other to get their fill at the feeder. The feeder has been freezing so I've been bringing it in at night to thaw it out.

Snowing again now. Shoveled for over half and hour before throwing my back out and retreating inside. Enforced hibernation I guess. A good chance to learn about this blog business, maybe to meditate and if I get really motivated (which I must), to cook a new recipe I found for chili. I don't know what's come over me for me to consider cooking - but hey! No time like the present.