February is Very Very Long and Deer!

This is the coldest February here in 40 years.  As a result, when it briefly warmed up to about -3 Celsius, some deer furtively visited the garden.  They are actually quite big, about five feet tall or so, but they have very small feet.  So sometimes they might breeze through and you don't notice until you see small heart shaped prints the next day (and possibly missing plants).

They live in a city park but at night they sneak out into suburbia!

Last night it went down to about  -24 Celsius with -33 windchill.  (-11F/-27F)

I keep finding cat tracks on my step, which is worrying because when it is really cold you want to keep your cats indoors so they don't get frostbitten ears.

I want to try some new knitting stitches but I'm still on the fence about which yarn to use.  With this kind of weather it is hard to believe in March right around the corner.