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Give Linda a Hand – 1LinerWeds JusJoJan

Dan Antion
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Today is the last day of JusJoJan and one out of fifty-two One-liner Wednesdays. Our host, Linda G. Hill, has brought us prompt after prompt and nudge after nudge so that we keep writing. JusJoJan is just the thing I need to get me back into blogging after the holiday break.

“Thanks Linda! For JusJoJan, One-Liner Wednesday and SoCS – Thanks!”

Just Jot January 10-year badge

Bunny
I took this about 2:00 am. The bunny tripped the light on the shed
Bunny
I think this bunny might be living in the log rack
Starling in snow
“Hi there. I heard this was a pretty good place to get breakfast”
Starling in snow
“Are these peanuts for anyone?”
Snow showers
Snow? Snow showers?
Starling in the snow
“Sheesh, what a mess.”
squirrel on mailbox
“Hi, since the Starlings joined us, can we have some more peanuts?”
Blue jays feeding
I think they’re picking out the nuts
Squirrel
The porch provides a brief escape from the snow
Leaf in ice
Frozen in place
dog tracks
Some pup was here
Squirrel
“H there. I’ll be right down”
Squirrel
“I’m coming”
Donut tire tracks
Learning to drive?
footprints in snow
Bunnies love the ramp
Flag
Standing proud in the cold
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69 responses to “Give Linda a Hand – 1LinerWeds JusJoJan”

  1. Suzette Benjamin Avatar
    Suzette Benjamin

    I love all the critters coming out day and night some just to say hi or for the special buffet you offer, Dan. Bless you for taking care of nature around you. Your photos brought a smile. Thank you!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Suzette. With the ground covered and frozen, it’s hard for these guys to find things to eat. We just try to help.

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  2. restlessjo Avatar
    restlessjo

    I can’t wait to see your place in summer, Dan. It looks so cold! You get great company though.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I hope you’re not expecting a neatly manicured lawn, Jo. We let what most of our neighbors probably consider weeds grow. The Bees and the bunnies love them. Sometimes, we even mow around patches of weeds, when they’re blooming. The visits from the critters is near constant.

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  3. bushboy Avatar
    bushboy

    I like the raw print. Doing donuts on ice wouldn’t wear the tyres out as quickly 😂

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    1. bushboy Avatar
      bushboy

      *paw 🙄

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      1. Dan Antion Avatar
        Dan Antion

        :-)

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    2. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      My dad took us out on icy parking lots so we could experience recovering from a skid. I took our daughter for the same reason, but doing a few donuts was part of the process.. I never tried that close to light fixtures.

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  4. Oddment Avatar
    Oddment

    Some warm tummies in a cold world! “Learning to drive?” was the close call this time. Tires, feet, paws — the snow tells a story.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      We hadn’t see the starlings for a while. Maybe someone put out a better spread than we do. But they’re back again today. I just hope no one ever plows sideways into one of those light bases. They don’t look very forgiving.

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  5. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread Avatar
    Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

    “I think this is a good place to get breakfast” is a flashing sign for all animals attached to your roof. You take good care of them and they are appreciative. :-)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Judy. They do seem to enjoy it. It’s funny what attracts different birds. We’ve recently added a new brand of no-waste seed to the mix. I think the starlings like that. It has lots of nuts in it. I once threw out a box of Special-K (after I broke a tooth on something in it). A murder of crows swooped in and gobbled up those flakes in a minute or two.

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  6. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections Avatar
    Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections

    Wildlife knows how to stay active during the winter. Plus, it’s their way to stay warm!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      And I think they get a little water along with the birdseed. We scrape some bare spots when it snows, unless it’s frozen hard enough to support everybody on top. Doing our part to take care of the non-migrating folks.

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  7. Rivergirl Avatar
    Rivergirl

    Poor bunny. His midnight forage was busted by motion sensors.
    Glad to see mailbox squirrel is unaffected by such things.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The squirrels keep banker’s hours. No midnight romps for them. At least the motion detector let me get a look at the bunny. Sorry it’s not a very good picture, but neither the light nor the bunny would be there if I tried to go out for a better shot.

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      1. Rivergirl Avatar
        Rivergirl

        I’m grateful for any and all bunny glimpses.
        👍

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  8. Ginger Salvatore Avatar
    Ginger Salvatore

    This can’t possibly be the last day of January already!

    Looks like the Antion Wildlife Refuge/Diner is becoming very well-known to critters. Love the puppy paw print and the bunny prints.

    If those tire marks are from someone learning to drive, I hope they’re never issued a license!

    We have a huge number of Starlings here that have joined the other birds and critters for meals and fresh water.

    Even the bitter cold doesn’t deter Old Glory!

    Happy Hump Day Dan. We need some sunshine so it at least “looks” warmer!

    Ginger💞

    Sent from my iPad

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I think the best we can hope for today is light grey, Ginger. They keep promising a sunny day – now they say Saturday.

      My dad took us boys to places like that lot to teach us how to get out of a skid. I took our daughter, but I took her to a lot that didn’t have lights mounted on concrete supports. I hope no one ever hits one of those. A few donuts are fun. A cracked up car, less so.

      The starlings are recent arrivals. Maybe the word is spreading about our free breakfast buffet.

      January is soon in the basket. It’s hard to believe, but yep. one down.

      I hope you have a great week.

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  9. Dave Astor Avatar
    Dave Astor

    Love your photo captions, Dan!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Dave. It’s fun to think about their expressions.

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  10. GP Avatar
    GP

    Love the post, Dan. I can understand you getting even more wildlife showing up for food!!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      We haven’t received a lot of snow, GP, but the mix of snow and ice has effectively covered the ground. We clear some spaces in the front and back.

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      1. GP Avatar
        GP

        We can always count on you to take care of the critters!!

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  11. Gwen M. Plano Avatar
    Gwen M. Plano

    Wonderful winter scenes, Dan. Seeing the tire tracks in the snow brought me back to when my boys were learning to drive. 😄

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That’s how I learned to get out of a skid, and that’s how we taught our daughter. I couple of donuts thrown in for fun. Seeing those marks brings back fun memories, Gwen.

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  12. Frank Hubeny Avatar
    Frank Hubeny

    I especially liked those paw prints in the snow.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Me, too, Frank. Their feet melt through and it freezes back pretty fast.

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  13. circadianreflections Avatar
    circadianreflections

    Hopefully the bunny is warm and welcome there with the squirrels in the woodpile. The snow looks so pretty, but cold.
    We’ve got a change in weather happening here. Lots of wind right now with maybe some rain and snow by the week-end. Our little warm spell in the 40’s is saying bye-bye too we’ll be back down in the 20’s soon. Stay warm!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I thought I saw the bunny jump up into the wood rack, Deborah. I snapped a picture, but nothing but a dark blur. We’ve had possums in the wood piles, along with the ever present squirrels. I hope we don’t have to dislodge them to get firewood. Our forecast has us staying in the 20s for lows and 30s for highs. Not enough to melt this mess all at once (which is good). I hope your winds eases up – that’s always scary.

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  14. John W. Howell Avatar
    John W. Howell

    Terrific shots of all the little beasties waiting for their peanuts. I think an interesting fact might be how many pounds of peanuts you dispense in a year. I have to believe the number is pretty high. Thanks to Linda for her prompt work.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Oh, I don’t want to do that math, John. We buy 5lb bags of peanuts fairly often, and no-waste bird seed in the winter. We put some out during the rest of the year, but not as often once things are growing.

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      1. John W. Howell Avatar
        John W. Howell

        Gives me an idea and that is close enough.

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  15. lois Avatar
    lois

    Who knew so many critters came out at night?! I especially like the paw prints up the ramp. They know where the good people live!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      They seem to, Lois. But the food is in the yard. I think they just like going up and down the ramp ;-)

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  16. bikerchick57 Avatar
    bikerchick57

    We’ve had a lot of gray here, Dan, since the bitter cold and sun went away. It seems that we swapped sun for warmth. Last night the weatherman said we would see sun today, but I’m not holding my breath.

    Thursday doors…does a cat fence door count? I have to get that story out, but so busy again…

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Pet doors are doors, Mary. I keep that definition loose. Norm was always willing to stretch to meet a door. I hope you’re busy with things you enjoy.

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  17. Kim Smyth Avatar
    Kim Smyth

    Love all the pictures of your menagerie, Dan! You are the Dr Doolittle of your town!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      If you toss it on the ground, they will come ;-)

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      1. Kim Smyth Avatar
        Kim Smyth

        Haha!
        We have a rare squirrel around the RV Resort, maybe we should get some and try it! Of course, the owners might not like that…wildlife is so rare in our park that except for every ones dogs, I only see lizards and birds for the most part.

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          My guess is they don’t want squirrels (but what to they know?)

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          1. Kim Smyth Avatar
            Kim Smyth

            Either that, or the squirrels don’t want to be around so many people and vehicles 😁

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            1. Dan Antion Avatar
              Dan Antion

              Squirrels and vehicles? Not a great combination.

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  18. Dale Avatar
    Dale

    So… what’s the one-liner?
    Great shots of all the critters that visit Chez Dan!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Dale. We serve a good breakfast.

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      1. Dale Avatar
        Dale

        That you do :)

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    2. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The “Thanks Linda…” thing

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      1. Dale Avatar
        Dale

        I figured it must be that.

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  19. Jacqui Murray Avatar
    Jacqui Murray

    The “I’ll be right down” squirrel is pretty cute.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That was funny. I guess that one recognizes me. He lives near the park I walk through. I figure it was an “Oh, that’s the peanut guy” reaction.

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  20. Bruce@WOTC Avatar
    Bruce@WOTC

    Our neighbor in the back has nighttime lights which activate in the presence of…whatever. I’ve seen it come on overnight at times, and have been wondering what nighttime “shoppers” are roaming around. We’ve have bunnies here before, and perhaps they’ve made their way back our way. It probably is not the squirrels, because they’re just “nuts” about darting about during the day.🥜

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The squirrels seem to be daylight creatures. We have bunnies and a possum, and perhaps something else that I haven’t caught.

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  21. Tails Around the Ranch Avatar
    Tails Around the Ranch

    Day or night, as always, nice critter pics, Dan.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks. I do like seeing them.

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  22. sustainabilitea Avatar
    sustainabilitea

    Love the pup prints and the frozen leaf. It’s been in the upper 70’s here but “cooling off” on a few days. Don’t blame me!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’m not looking to spread blame, Janet. I’m not ready for 70. We’re about half that, and doing OK. I like the pup prints. It reminds me of our second Irish Setter. He was a big boy, and he was hot. His feet used to melt into the snow and then it would freeze over the prints.

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  23. Liz Gauffreau Avatar
    Liz Gauffreau

    Of course the squirrels are more favorites out of today’s group!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      They have a lock on cute, Liz.

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      1. Liz Gauffreau Avatar
        Liz Gauffreau

        😊

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  24. Author Jan Sikes Avatar
    Author Jan Sikes

    Super photos! I love that the birds are helping take care of the peanuts, too. :)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Jan. There aren’t many birds that take the peanuts in the shell. Blue jays, Flickers and, apparently, Starlings.

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  25. quiall Avatar
    quiall

    So, you are a bunny stalker? Extra kudos for taking care of your menagerie.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I didn’t want to share the details, Pam. I was up answering nature’s 2:00 am call. The light was on outside when I returned, so I took a look. When the snow and ice cover everything, these guys all need a little extra help.

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  26. JT Twissel Avatar
    JT Twissel

    I see Dan writing a children’s book all about the musings of wildlife on a winter morning.

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  27. Teagan Riordain Geneviene Avatar
    Teagan Riordain Geneviene

    Horsefeathers, Dan — it looks so cold there! I’m sure all the critters are grateful. Here’s hoping February is better than January. Hugs.

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  28. Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com Avatar
    Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com

    I’m just here for your captions… seriously, I love your captions. :)

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  29. memadtwo Avatar
    memadtwo

    Your menagerie always gives me smiles. Do you have sparrows, or do the blue jays and starlings keep them away? The blue jays around here are quite bossy, although I never see them down on the street with the starlings, sparrows, and pigeons. (K)

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  30. marianallen Avatar
    marianallen

    If a bunny is living in your log pile, does that mean no wood fires for you and The Editor?

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      If we need more firewood, we might have to evict the little bugger. I hope it doesn’t come to that .

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