In the midst of our extremely frigid temps I decided it was time to feed the squirrels and the birds. They had it tough, not only was it a negative fourteen degrees, but there were 20+ inches of snow they had to dig through to find food. At one point in time there were six squirrels on the deck, and they must have known all the food on the deck was all there was to be found, because they were not fighting! Each squirrel had his/her foot of space and they ate and shared. And Sascha protected me all day long from the fierce squirrels who at any moment could have tried to break in the house. But Sascha the squirrel hunter did a marvelous job!

Once the temps started to warm up this cardinal showed up and his mate was here too. It made me smile with the knowledge that spring is right around the corner. And today, we had warm temps, rain, thunder, and all the snow is gone. Our blizzard is now a memory.

Hope everyone has a good week at work! Tomorrow it's back to the job!