Hair-ied Over the Incoming Weather

As the the skies clouded over this afternoon and another winter storm quickly approached, the birds at the feeder ate frantically.

Today, we were visited by a pair of hairy woodpeckers. This is the male. You can tell by the red head marking. My daughter thinks he's sporting a Mohawk, with his tuff of hair sticking out. Well, we do live just north of the Mohawk River Valley!

You know you live in North Country when ... your rearview mirror falls off the inside of the car window because it is so bitter cold (-10 F) and you hold it with your right hand and drive with your left! (Shifting is a bit of a challenge!)

You know you live in North Country when ... seeing the sun is the exception and you no longer get excited by pending weather.

You know you live in North Country when ... you call for an oil delivery when the path to the oil tank is cleared and not because you're ready to run out of fuel.

You know you live in North Country when ... you pick up packets of donuts for the birds and not your family to feast on.

You know you live in North Country when ... standard procedure is to walk around the car to kick the snow out of the wheel wells before you head inside. If you don't, your wheels may be frozen in one direction until the next thaw.

You know you live in North Country when ... you call heading to Pennsylvania for a few days "going south."