A day in the life of us....: Ahhhh, Fall is in the air...and there go our sunflower seeds!

You know you are in Kodiak when....

When traffic reports are replaced by the FISHING REPORTS
The water on the floor mat in your car is frozen
You automatically remove your boots when entering someone's home
You use flat-rate priority mail boxes more than envelopes
In Winter, you know who is taking their Vitamin D and who isn't
If you don't already have auto-start on your vehicle, you wish you had it
You know what a Coastie is, and it doesn't mean you live near the beach
You know what Xtra Tuffs are, and you have some
You have to do the Kodiak Stomp before entering a store
Just because you have a ticket to fly, doesn't mean you will actually leave that day--"weather permitting"
It's cheaper to buy DVD's than to have cable TV
Store clerks actually wish you a "Merry Christmas"
You hear people complain about having to drive "all the way to the other side of town" (10 minutes)
Traffic congestion is 3 cars at an intersection
Your car doesn't have a chance to warm up before you arrive at work
When looking out the window is more reliable than the weather forecast
You go to work, church, and shop with the same people
Driving a rusty car is "no big deal"

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Ahhhh, Fall is in the air...and there go our sunflower seeds!

Among the many "To-Do" list items listed on our bulletin board in the kitchen, one of the them is to harvest the sunflower seeds from our garden, and dry them. This was a low priority item, under 'rake the leaves' and 'fix a door knob'.

The rains have come, and the sunflowers have become very wet. I looked out our second-story window and discovered that 'early bird gets the worm -- or early squirrel gets the seeds'. A bushy-tailed brown squirrel was dangling from his back feet about 15 feet in the air and consuming the seeds one at a time as fast as he could. I managed to catch him on camera.

We've decided that he can have the rest of them.....