From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
     with plenty of snow and cold this past week i think today   
   was the fourth day in a row we had to shovel and the most   
   snowfall in a single event (about 8 inches or about 15cm).   
      
     this morning i got out there early to shovel the snow   
   as i had to run some errands and we were also hoping to   
   get the propane tank refilled.   
      
     as it turned out the propane truck went past me as i was   
   heading into town for the errands and the driver was said   
   to have been happy that we shovelled the pathway for him   
   to get to the tank to refill it.   
      
     the sun was very bright on the snow and we've had so   
   much snow that tha back yard is pretty well topped up.   
   this afternoon i was looking at it and could not see a   
   single animal track anyplace.   
      
     this evening's forecast is supposed to be down to -8F   
   or about -22C.  that will be the coldest evening so far if   
   it actually turns out.   
      
     in the meantime i'm working on some indoor projects   
   and starting to think ahead to spring planting.   
      
     aside from the various beans i'd like to try out and   
   all the bean projects i have going i'm also hoping to   
   see if i can get some adzuki beans to grow and to cross   
   breed.   
      
     i want to plant more edible pod peas early to increase   
   the production and enjoyment.  i sure liked the large   
   pods i had last year and hope to expand my dry pea supply   
   of those too for future replantings.  they were good and   
   crunchy and grew so easy and gave plenty of seeds.  that   
   has not been common in the past so to find one that grows   
   here was a great find.   
      
     as for indoor projects i've been trying to get my   
   photography stuff set up and going and that is coming   
   along, but still a ways to go.  i did improve one aspect   
   of the whole process by getting a colorimeter and changing   
   some display settings which have helped actually show   
   more of the colors.  still though i think in the next   
   few years i'll probably step up to a better monitor as   
   this one is not as good as it might be.   
      
     are you keeping warm?  got any new plans for the coming   
   season?   
      
     here i think mostly we'll be planting about the same   
   kinds of plants as before with only a few exceptions.   
   we've found a mix and schedule of plants that works for   
   us so i don't want to mess with success too much.  :)   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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