Off Topic: The AndyVent Calendar Returns!

 

The annual AndyVent Calendar fundraiser for Feed Nova Scotia has launched!

Each $5 donated = 1 entry for a chance to win the entire 'calendar' of prizes and/or one of the runner-up Prizes.

Entries can be purchased through GoFundMe, PayPal, or by e-transfer.  

The fundraiser is launched in November, though officially kicks off December 1st. That is when prizes begin to be revealed daily on the AndyVent calendar (which can be seen on the main website, Facebook, and Instagram).  

Prizes are generously donated by businesses in the HRM.  Entries can be purchased by people living outside of Halifax (outside of Canada, for that matter).   If the winner lives outside the area, they can gift the prizes to a friend or family member in Nova Scotia.

This fundraiser relies on word-of-mouth promotion through social media, email, water cooler chat, etc.  Thank you for sharing!  

For more information about "AndyVent Calendar 7", see the Facebook page or AndyVent website.

(Image from AndyVent's instagram page.)

 

Hoarfrost and Bohemian Waxwings

 

   It snowed ~2 inches overnight, and judging from the crunchy top layer, the snowfall was followed by a dose of freezing rain.   It was -5 degrees this morning, wonderfully foggy, and everything was covered with hoarfrost.  So pretty.  I waited until the fog had cleared, around 11:00am, before taking pictures.

   Yesterday, I noticed a handful of Bohemian Waxwings in the trees on our street.  I love it when they visit, and usually hear their trill before I see them.  This morning, the number of waxwings had at tripled.  Hopefully, they will linger in the area for a few more days.