Not really snow,

[jennlk]

but cold birds. And probably hungry -- I don't think J thought to feed the birds yesterday while I was gone. Now it's raining and 35F, so there's a nice layer of ice building up on all the raised surfaces. I will have to be more careful than usual while filling the birdfeeders today. The crows are cawing at the house, and the "mixed small birds"* are trying to figure out how to land on the ice-coated branches of the trees.

In other news, what I thought was cold toes is actually nerve impingement. mutter.

(*) three or four varieties of sparrows (chipping, fox, brown, house), two varieties finches (house and gold), tufted titmice and juncos in an everchanging mix.

Comments

[marsgov.livejournal.com]

"Nerve impingement" meaning that this is a spinal problem, or something else?

[jennlk]

Spinal, as far as I can tell.

Not that I'm an expert at this by any means, but when they're still feeling slightly numb even when there's plenty of blood flow, one is inclined to go with impingement, and as the nerve going down the bottom of that foot is already compromised, I don't think it's that much of a stretch to assume that this is more of the same. Besides, it feels different from the fingers that I *know* are damaged by frostbite.

[marsgov.livejournal.com]

NO ONE, and I can't emphasize this strongly enough, no one asked you about frostbite.

[jennlk]

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