Life in the Bristolwood

Okay, so we *did* have a bit of a Chinese Fire Drill the other day when I awakened my kids early Monday morning for their early morning dental cleaning….only to drive the seven miles to the dentist to discover the appointment was today!  The gentle receptionist did take mercy on me, not laughing at me at all. 

So, this morning, we wre up and at it early again!  This time, we arrived and I parked the truck.  After getting out and beginning to walk toward the dentist’s office, I noticed I needed to pull the truck forward.  I told the kids to go on in the office and I would be right in.  As I walked toward the truck,  I noticed something stuck in the grill on the front. Drat…a little Chickadee.  I had to pull it out and that kind of threw me over the edge!  The other day,  when we removed the back of the woodstove,  Mark wondered what the “blue thing” back in the corner of the stove might be.  I could barely believe my eyes as I removed a perfect little male Bluebird. He must have come down the chimney and been unable to escape.  It must have happened a few months ago while we weren’t home….the bird weighed nothing, but was in perfect condition. 

So, to relieve my stress,  I decided to take a little walk down Main Street and take photos of some of the businesses since they are decked out for Christmas! Of course, the snow falling around me added a little “something” to the atmosphere….

Michelle had her last fencing class of this semester today so I dropped her off and did some shopping.  When I went to pick her up,  the day was slowly drawing to a close and the skies filled with honking as hundreds of thousands of Canada Geese moved toward the lake!