Feed the Birds (and other things to do when it is too cold and snowy to plant peas)

Thomas and I had hoped to have our peas planted by the end of February, but Old Man Winter had other ideas.  The recent arctic blast put snow on the ground for 2 weeks and sent temperatures below zero.  So, we had to figure out other ways to occupy our time.  

1.  FEED THE BIRDS (real ones and play ones).  In addition to keeping our bird feeder filled, Thomas and I spent an afternoon making food out of colored beeswax for his wooden bird friends.  Thomas settled on a "fruit and vegetables" theme: pineapple, bananas, cherries, pomegranates, cherries, blueberries, apples, pears, grapefruit, mangoes, peaches, watermelon, grapes, carrots, and peppers. We even made little bowls to serve the food in.

2.  GO SLEDDING

(The horses want to go too!)

3.  BUILD A SNOW(WO)MAN (or two)

4.  KEEP MARLEY AWAY FROM THE SNOW(WO)MAN

(She's stealing her arm!)

5.  TRACK THE "ABOMIDIBLE SNOW LIZARD"

6.  SHOVEL SNOW (AND MORE SNOW)

7.  BAKE COOKIES

8.  WATCH MORE TV THAN YOU SHOULD ("David the Gnome" and "Max and Ruby" are particular favorites.)

9.  ENJOY THE SCENERY

10.  WELL WHAT DO YOU KNOW...IT'S WARM ENOUGH TO PLANT PEAS!