A Little of This, A Little of That.

Not much to report on here at the Aerie.

The same old birds continue to eat me out of house and home. Fifty pounds of black oil sunflower seeds and 15 pounds of niger thistle in two weeks? Give me a break, fellas! Okay, they had the help of as many as 14 gray squirrels and one or two red squirrels, but still.... I have noticed a few more Common Redpolls appearing for a free meal before heading north. They blend in pretty well with the Pine Siskins untill you notice their bright red beret and black goatee. There seems to be more American Goldfinches, too. They are just begining to show a little more yellow. I caught sight of one today that had one bright yellow epaulet. The other side was still an irridescent olive green.

I continue to work on and am making progress on my woodworking quilt square. Lots of little pieces of red oak and walnut are cut, routed, and sanded. Many of them are no glued together as well. The backboards to which they will all be attached has been cut and glued together for stability. (A little criss-crossing of the grains will keep the whole thing from warping and spitting those small pieces mentioned above all over the floor.) I've traced the pattern on to the backboard as well. I've got two or maybe three more sessions (three hours or so each) until everything is glued up. At least I survuved all the cutting and routing with out shortening any of my fingers or giving myself a power manicure. That wasn't easy considering some of the pieces are isocoles triangles (two equal sides) only 3/4 of an inch in height and others are diamonds with the smallest dimension of 3/4 inch.

Terry called to say she's having a good time with the rest of the SAGA Executive Board down in Savannah. She saidthey had a free day today and did some sightseeing. It was 72 degrees down there today. Tomorrow they get down to working on their agenda items.

Speaking of weather...It was a gorgeous day here at the Aerie. The temperature rose to a very nice 55 degrees and nearly all the snow has melted (again). The sun shone all day desoite a forecast for some morning showers. Perhaps AccuHunch will have better luck with tonight's predicted showers that are supposed to be heavier in the morning before they fade in late afternoon. Still supposed to get up to around 50, however, so even more snow (mostly in the plow/shovel piles) will disappear.