Playing in the snow

We got another blast of snow today, and I'm happy to report that my little birds did indeed tell their buddies about the free groceries over at Diamond Lazy H - there were a bunch of them all squabbling over the best position at the feeder:

This poor little fellow not only got kicked out, he had some snow landing on his head:

It was fun watching them; I made sure to keep the cats inside while they were feeding.

I did put up another feeder today, now that I have enough birds to warrant it. Third winter here, and this is the first time I've had birds to feed. About time they found me!

The snow finally quit around 3 PM, so I fired up the old Kabota tractor and plowed for almost 2 hours. We have a fairly large yard, so it's time consuming. I got to thinking :
You might be a redneck if:
Your wish list for when you win the lottery is topped by one of these:

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Having been a snowplow operator for over 16 years, I love plowing snow- but the tractor I use is so worn out that every time I tilt the bucket, I have to use both hands to hold the linkage together. Sigh.