Miscellany of a Cheshire Cat

One possible drawback of working from home is that I don’t get snow days. As you might have guessed, this doesn’t bother me much because I’m far to excited about the snow to actually be disappointed. Yesterday’s snow turned out to be pretty heavy and icy - more like the little ice cubes you get from man-made snow than the light, fluffy stuff I’d cleared on Tuesday. My neighbor and his son helped me clear the rest of the sidewalk and in front of the driveway. He’s teaching his son (who is 16) how to properly clear snow. This was highly amusing. Shovel choices are important when dealing with snow with a crust (or snow that is all crust in this case). The son’s choices were rather backwards but he was great. (A pointy spade does not move snow very well but it does break it up nicely.)

Today I have a lovely blanket of snow to look out upon. It’s bright, sunny and cold. And I am really tempted to go to the Zoo and take more photos. Alas I have work to do this afternoon. Instead I will share a view of Flamingos in Winter. They get great afternoon sun in their little flamingo house! They also are quite actively wandering about inside. I suspect they’re chatting about the weather.

I just got volunteered for 2 more things in my team meeting. Oops. It’s fun stuff but I may become the Wiki Queen. That could be fun or it could end up being a great deal of work they don’t want to pay me for in the long run.

tags: flamingos, philadelphia zoo, pink flamingos, snow, weather, work, zoo