What Day is it?

 I feel as though that's something a lot of us are asking this week. I have to keep reminding myself that it is Tuesday. Tomorrow I shall call Mum - hopefully I'll remember. Having a bit of a blah week this week. I think I overdid the walk today as my foot is really hurting. That resulted in not a lot else getting done. It hurts every time I step on it. Ouch. Instead I snuggled in my blanket and started a new book. Obviously there should have been something more productive done. I shall have to make sure that more gets done tomorrow. I haven't arranged to walk with my friend tomorrow as we are due snow and then freezing rain and then rain. Yuck. I won't drive in ice unless I really, really have to. The rest is probably what is needed for my foot but I hate missing a walk. If I don't go my whole day seems a little off. 

Photo today - male Cardinal. This really should be the bird of Michigan in my opinion. The state bird is a robin (a duller, not-so-cute version of the English one) and most of them leave for the winter! Cardinals stick around all year long. They are a much-needed pop of colour during the winter months. They are usually the first birds to our feeders in the morning and the last to leave at night. I think they like feeding in peace. They mate for life. It's actually rather sweet to watch them together as they sometimes feed one another. It's mainly the male feeding the female, but sometimes I've seen it the other way round. 

Muddling Through

The situation seems really fluid and is moving so fast and I think that's part of what's having people panic. The shelves here were really empty over the weekend, but slowly restocking is being done. The shops have cut their hours so they can clean and restock each night. I think now that the panic buying has been done things are just evening out.

It's really strange out - husband says the drive home is quite quiet, probably due to the schools being closed. In the morning however it seems busier than normal and the place I usually walk has a lot more people going there! I must admit that (being the dentist chicken that I am) the only good thing to come of all this is that my dentist appointment next week has been cancelled. Phew. I was dreading it. I do feel sorry that the workers have temporarily lost their jobs. The restaurants and bars have all closed here too - only drive throughs are open - so more workers impacted.

I  must admit that I've been out walking a lot. I want to make the most of it while I can in case we all have to stay inside. Besides things here are starting to 'spring'. A heron has returned to the lake now that it has defrosted and the geese are starting to mate and build nests. I actually saw the beginnings of buds on the trees! It would be a most spectacular time of the year if not for the worry.

I hope everyone is keeping well.

Here's another bird with attitude! Caption anyone? Jacky from Dicky Bird's Nest came up with a great one for the swan on the last post!