Snow!!!

We got our snow!!!

They're not the usual sploshy wet flakes we get here in Portland.  They were teeny little things when I woke up at 7ish, gradually getting bigger and accumulating a little more than a 'dusting' and less than an inch.  The tops of the grass still stick out.  Fairly easy to sweep off of the porch - which I did twice - too cold out there now.  26 degrees and still windy.  

I ran out to take pictures an our or so ago.  There was a robin sitting on the sidewalk.  Thought she was ill or too cold to fly so I went in to get a small towel to pick her up in but she flew away when I came back out.  I hope she's okay.  I didn't think to get birdfood when I was out grocery shopping yesterday in anticipation of the snow. I'm leery of putting out food anyways.  There's rodents and raccoons out there.  And squirrels.  They've totally destroyed my birdfeeder.  And don't robins eat bugs, anyway?  I suppose I could put suet out.  Squirrels won't eat that, will they?  

   Raccoons came through the yard early this morning.  Tried to get a picture of them.  They were so businesslike as they moseyed out of the across the street neighbor's fenced patio, down her drive, up across my front lawn to the chain link fence and over it to the neighbor behind.  I tapped on the glass to get one's attention and it just looked at me like "Whut?"  and I swear posed for the picture.  Too bad it came out totally blurred.  Maybe it was simply hoping I'd open the window and toss some food out.