Tree Time

                        

"For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, 

every green tree is far more glorious than

 if it were made of gold and silver."

                                                --Martin Luther

Loved

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved;

loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves."

                                                                --Victor Hugo

Hungry Birds

Not "Angry Birds" but rather HUNGRY birds as the frigid, snowy conditions have created more work for these beautiful feathered friends.  For black-capped chickadees, researchers have found that each day they eat about 60% of their body weight, at night go into a regulated state of hypothermia and use excess body fat from the day to shiver all night in order to stay warm enough to survive.  The human equivalent for this overnight survival feat would be a 165-pound male being outdoors all night and in the morning weighing 15 or more pounds less.  In addition to food, scientists have found that chickadees also need a good roost that is insulated enough to help them survive.  Birch trees were found to provide that important habitat.

The point of all this is:  FEED the birds!  Many birds love sunflower seeds and, in most places, those are readily available for puchase and easy to disperse.

Dinner in the Park

"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well,

if one has not dined well."

                                                          --Virginia Woolf

A New Year

More Lights

"I haven't taken my Christmas lights down.

  They look so nice on the pumpkin."

                                                     --Winston Spear

Happy Holidays