Although a bit chilly, it was a pleasant walk, which several other patrons seemed to agree on. After wandering about for an hour, I turned down the path that would lead back to the entrance. Looking up, I saw that I was not alone. One rarely is in the woods. We stood watching each other in silence for several minutes before my friend slipped across the trail and into the woods to my right. Continuing slowly and quietly along the lane, stopping to peer into the trees every few feet, I soon saw not one deer...
...but two!
Using the awesome zoom lens on my camera I was able to get a couple of pretty good photos, though not one with the two together. You'll just have to trust me that these are two different deer. They are. Really. Totally made my day!
The walk home always seems to take half the time as the walk there, and after being out in the wind for an hour and a half my apartment felt downright balmy, even though the heat is not working. Oh, they turned it on on Monday, and every now and then I hear the metallic sound expanding dust particles in the vents make when heated, but it never quite kicks in. Sometimes the register feels slightly warm to touch, but never hot the way it should be when the heat is working right. Usually it's ice cold.
And did I mention it dipped down into the 20s last night? Without factoring in windchill? Or that we awoke to frost this morning? Yeah. Would almost serve the cheapskates right if a water main burst—except, of course, then I would be subjected to the inconvenience of noise and lack of water for several hours. Sigh... I am so not ready for cold weather.
It's supposed to be around 50 degrees over the weekend. If I can motivate myself to bundle up again, I plan on joining a guided walk in the main body of the Arboretum Sunday afternoon. Hopefully I'll remember earmuffs and mittens this time.
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Girl, you are NUTS. lol But I'm glad you got to spot some deer. The only wildlife I've seen lately are o'possums and armadillos. Blech! I much prefer the beauty of deer. :)
Hope the cheepskates turn the heat up or get it repaired or SOMETHING. I do NOT want you catching cold (or worse!) because of those idiot managers.
I think I'd much prefer the deer, LOL. Although, wild turkeys would be okay, too. There tend to be more of them in the larger section of the Arboretum, so maybe I'll see some on Sunday.
As for the heat, you remember that the boiler broke down last spring? Well, obviously it wasn't repaired right if it keeps trying to kick in but isn't. I already had a cold earlier this month, and really don't want another, or worse. Bronchitus and pneumonia are NOT fun.
Brrrr. Our snow is warmer than your wind.
Snow already, huh? So glad we don't have that to contend with along side the wind!
It's just on the hillsides.
They're calling for a chance of rain mixed with snow here tonight. It's too early to be talking snow and windchills, darn it! Below 30 mornings make it soooo difficult to get moving.
The Great Battle of the Thermostat has already begun in our house. My son turns it up and I turn it down. It's endless.
You probably wouldn't like my apartment, though your son might. I'm on an exposed north-east corner, with no windbreak and little to no insulation in the walls, so in order to not freeze to death in the bath or bedroom, I have to have my thermostat set at a constant 80 degrees, sometimes 85.
I swear the register in the bathroom does not work. It barely feels warm to the touch - never hot - and it's always cold in there, esp in the morning. And while the register in the bedroom seems to work, it's still a noticeable 10-15 degrees colder than the living room. You can actually feel the temp drop as you walk from living room to bedroom. Seriously. And when it's as windy as it was last week you can feel it blow right through the walls, even when wearing multiple layers.
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