Icould see that it wasn’t too cold the morning I sat down to write this column by the rhododendron leaves on a plant outside the office window. They were only slightly curled up, not like they had been on several recent mornings.

We are, however, expecting some much colder weather and possibly some accumulating snow. So if that happens, those leaves and the ones on nearby azalea plants will all be curled up as protection from low temperatures.

Because of the cold we have turned off the recirculating pump in the pond. But water is still available to whatever wildlife comes into the yard due to three heated bird baths. Two are traditional 3-foot-high ones, and the third is flat and on the ground.

The one that’s near the kitchen door has been almost empty on recent mornings. There are fera

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