There are few things funnier in my back yard than watching the squirrels try to climb an ice covered pole. They jump up: --- slide back down; repeat the process. However, having said that, there are few critters more determined to get what they need to survive than those squirrels. No matter how hard it might be, no matter what gyrations they may have to go through, they will work to achieve their goal. Humans could learn a lot of work ethc from a squirrel.

Everything is ice covered this morning of course, but there is plenty of food out there for the gang and their sharp beaks and and claws managed quickly to break through the ice to the bird seed.

We had a special visitor this morning; a huge owl was sitting on a limb just outside my window. It was a wonderful sight. We seldom get the large birds in the yard.

If you got out of a warm bed in a warm house this morning --- thank God for those blessings. Many people in this country did not. If you shared a hug or kiss with a loved one this morning, thank God for that blessing. Many people could not. I hope you have a most blessed day.