The bird residents of this area change
with the seasons. Our starling population certainly hasn't migrated
anywhere for this winter. The birds line up, side by side, on the
electric wires between the power poles in huge bunches. Don't think
you could fit a slip of paper between them. Favorite spots are the
poles located close to a farm feeding lot. They seem to know the
food schedule and, using a good viewing point, are waiting for the
snacks to be set out for the cows.
The turkeys are in great numbers
right now, particularly at “Lella's Curve” on the highway
through upper Riverdale. Many a car has had to slam on the brakes
when they come to that spot on the road only to discover a parade of
turkeys high-stepping it across the highway in one direction or the
other. If traveling this direction make sure the brakes on your
outfit work. Between the deer and the turkeys there is a real need.
Joe and Kathy Jarvis drove down to
Draper, UT, for the blessing of their first great-grandson, the child
of their granddaughter Shelby and Tim Purdue. The baby was named
Theodore Leon Purdue. Jennifer and Jeff Seamons and their boys were
also part of this celebration, the infant being the child of
Jennifer's niece.
Devin and Maria Flake and their son
Jude came up from Saratoga Springs, UT, to spend Maria's birthday
with her mother, Lana and Ivan McCracken. Jude has a spot all his own
in that grandma's heart, and the feeling is mutual.
We have had several residents with
hospital stays over the past month. Jeannine Iverson, Sandra Wylie
and Layne Erickson all spent some time in the FCMC. Others are home
dealing with this wicked flu that has visited the area this winter
and seems to be making return visits.
The much acclaimed night for viewing
the super-blue-moon and its eclipse didn't work very well around
here. Those that planned ahead and made the effort of readiness awoke
to find a very cloudy sky that canceled their hopes. We are assuming
that the event still happened as there has been no report to the
contrary.
Groundhog Day, in our neck of the
woods it depended on what time of day the critter decided to surface.
Some cloudiness, some sunniness, not great forecasting weather.
Would you believe that just down in
the valley the tulips are starting to poke through the earth for
the sun? Truth! An eye witness account, no fake news. If a person
is connected to the business of farming this has not been a “good
winter!” I like being excited for spring to come, not dreading
the extreme likelihood of frozen fruit blossoms, or not enough water
to last the irrigating season.
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