It’s sunny, but cold in upstate Western New York. I’m struggling since I’m working through my grief after learning Sadie (our Russian tortoise) passed on.



It’s sunny, but cold in upstate Western New York. I’m struggling since I’m working through my grief after learning Sadie (our Russian tortoise) passed on.
We’ve had Sadie for eleven years. She stopped eating about a week ago. She passed away within the last day or two. I touched her this morning and she wasn’t moving. We buried her in one of the gardens in the backyard. It’s been a horrible day.
I realize this is a topic I might not want to take photographs for, but my area of the country has been dealing with shortages for months. Grocery stores, restaurants, etc, have struggled with them. I’ve lost track of how often I’ve been told a restaurant doesn’t have something while I’m doing deliveries after dinner. I decided it was time to document what I’ve seen while shopping. It takes me two hours to shop, and I have to visit two or three stores to do it. I plan to update the shortages once a week while at the grocery store. No, this isn’t because of the holiday. This is normal for my area.
After I finished doing deliveries, I was near the lake. It was a perfect time of the day to stop and take these two photographs.
Star enjoys bird watching in the morning. We have a feeder outside the kitchen window.
We’re in a snow advisory. They said expect four to seven inches by morning. I took my usual four pictures earlier, but didn’t post them until now since I had to get my writing done. It was snowing while I was doing deliveries, but not enough to cover the ground.
Quick dinner in the air fryer. Onion rings.
Monday is baking day. Muffin Monday this week is apple cinnamon.
Trader Joe’s veggie tots sounded perfect. I do them in the air fryer, leaving them crisp on the outside and soft inside. They’re useful for when we don’t know what to have, or don’t want to cook.
The grey clouds are still here. It’s been raining for hours, but this might be the end of it until Thursday. It’ll turn colder after mid-week, getting to the thirties during the day. It won’t be long before the snow arrives, and stays for months.