Life in the Bristolwood

Just a short time ago, I was sitting on my bed, reading blogs.  As I read, I suddenly heard the sharp little short chirps that belong to Cardinals.  I literally threw my laptop aside and jumped up to look out the window.  WOW!

Not only did I get to see (darkly) a pair of Cardinals, but the moon was bright and about to disappear over the western hills.  I grabbed the Nikon and raced downstairs to the front porch in my nightshirt and flipflops.  It is *quite* cold out there. 

Not grabbing my monopod, the above photo was the best I could do with the moon…the optics in the camera were going nuts, trying to focus in on such a distant orb. And, I was shaking in my flipflops!!! So, the result is my artistic, shaky moon photo.  But, hey, you get the idea!

In other noteworthy news…many people in western New York who live in low-lying areas  are on alert, as the temperatures are soaring the first part of this week.  This will cause ice to break up in area rivers and creeks, causing flooding.  Some people have already been evacuated along waterways as the flooding has begun.  With record amounts of snowfall of late, this becomes a deadly threat to those folks.

Our Buffalo Sabres will be playing the next three to four weeks without our top scorer.  Thomas Vanek was playing in the game (we watched in the truck) against the Ottawa Senators last Saturday night, when one of the Sens lobbed the puck right up into Vanek’s jaw.  Vanek underwent surgery yesterday for a broken jaw and is expected to be out for a few weeks.  The shooter was only about 6 feet away from Vanek, so he took the puck really hard.  We saw as he literally raced off the ice and down into the locker room Saturday night.  This is a real blow to the team.

Well, our forecast is for warm. That in and of itself is awesome, BUT, as a bonus, we also get sunshine! Wow! The sky is just now getting light…remember, we are surrounded by hills, so the sun rises late here! Cannot wait to see what this day brings to us…..