Coffee Time! #3

Good morning everyone! It is cloudy once again and a bit milder today. It is also snowing lightly, a very fine type of snow. And it has been snowing for about 4 hours now, but it is not adding up to much snow on the ground. There might be an inch so far (about 2.5cm). We could get as much as two inches (5cm) today. I see the sun is almost breaking through the clouds at the moment, but I think that will be short lived.

Yes, I was right, the sun is no longer visible, but it has stopped snowing. Do you remember when I shared how someone had broken into my home a couple of times? It was different people each time, and that was just two of the times I had problems with break-ins. Another time, during the fall of that year, I was in bed sleeping and my two cats were with me. It was about 2am when I woke up and noticed a strong breeze blowing through the bedroom.

Female Hairy Woodpecker on my birdfeeder looking for sunflower seeds.

That was odd since I did not have any windows open. My cats were now under the blankets. Nice watch cats they are! I sat up on the edge of the bed and that is when I thought I heard something out in the kitchen. I got up quietly and walked over to the bedroom door and even though there were no lights on, I could still see that my exterior door was wide open. That explains the strong breeze, it is windy outside, but a very mild, fall night.

White-Breasted Nuthatch on the feeder, with a sunflower seed in it’s beak.

I then saw someone moving around in the kitchen and yelled at him, or her, to leave. And he, or she, did leave, rather quickly running out the door and down the lane. I never got to see his, or her, face. The person did have long hair, down past the shoulders, but that doesn’t tell much. Lots of guys around this town have long hair like that, so it really doesn’t help.

My landlord had a new, and much better, lock put on the door and I never had any more problems at that place. That was a different apartment than where I lived the last time my place was broken into. Amazing really, that is three different places now. But, sadly, it doesn’t end there, more such stories on the way. I know people that have lived in the same place for many years and have never had a break-in.

Another White-Breasted Nuthatch.

They must be doing something wrong. Oh well, minor details. Well, guess it’s time for another cup of coffee. I also need to plant more oat grass for Muffin, her last pot is almost at the end of it’s life, so I need to get some new grass growing before the other dies off. Have a great day everyone and God bless!

Steve and Muffin.

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