It's also a good weekend to watch the feeders, although I will probably need to get more seed before the snow comes in tomorrow (supposedly.) We haven't seen any appreciable snow since early December and even that was pretty low-key.
I'll post a picture if it really happens.
My mother, otoh, lives in St. Louis, MO. Her forecast is hilarious and frightening all at once:
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-
ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS-SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-
BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-
GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-
JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...QUINCY...
EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...
MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS
436 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007
...ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
THE ICE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.
THE ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BEGIN
YOUR TRAVEL WITH A TANK FULL OF GAS...AND CARRY A WINTER STORM
KIT WHICH INCLUDES A SHOVEL...FLASHLIGHT...CELLPHONE...AND
BLANKETS OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. QUICKLY MAKE PREPARATIONS AT
HOME BY STOCKING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES...SUCH AS FOOD...MEDICINE AND
EXTRA HEATING FUEL...JUST IN CASE THE STORM MAKES TRAVEL
IMPOSSIBLE. Luckily she has a wood-burning stove in her little farmhouse so they should be ok for the weekend. Rest of my family I'll need to keep tabs on. Still... not much fun in store for STL where they have already suffered through two widespread power outages in the last 6 months!
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