It is 20° with no breeze this morning which makes it warmer than yesterday morning. The sky is that brilliant blue that my mother used to call an Arizona Sky; probably because it was the kind of blue they always saw as they spent two decades of their lives "snow-birding" out in the Phoenix area. It must feel a bit warmer to the critters this morning too. They aren't all puffed up this morning. They almost look "summer-sized", if that is an actual definition.

I have a gaggle, or is it a flock,  of Starlings out there this morning. It ranges in size from three or four up to a couple of dozen. They fly in, eat some seed and grab a drink; then they suddenly fly off en-mass. Then they come back in and repeat the process. The good thing is that they are being ground feeders for the most part and therefore are cleaning up some if the residual that others have dropped or thrown to the side. The worst birds for throwing seed around are the big Grackles.

I can hear a Woodpecker pecking away at some tree close around here. I think it might be in Ms. Margret's yard next door. If I can hear it, then it must be at least as large as a Red Headed Woodpecker or even perhaps a Pilated. I'm hoping it will swoop in.

It is Friday the 13th. Isn't that supposed to be an unlucky day? It certainly was for all the characters in the movies by that same name. When I look back on those movies, they were really stupid. There is an undead character that keeps coming back to life for the single purpose of killing people for no known reason. But it was a good opportunity to have a movie full of blood, gore, gruesome deaths, and girls showing off their boobs, and young guys showing off their muscles. And to think, I actually paid good money to see them. Ahh well. This particular Friday the 13th however is the day before Valentines Day. Ms. Kate and I are going out for an early supper at R'z tomorrow evening and then heading back home. It may not be exciting but it is peaceful and a celebration in and of love. It is "what we do".

Actually, we are thinking more about a couple of weeks from now as to how celebrate our 49th wedding anniversary which is coming up on the 26th of this month. We have a "micro-plan" that we are considering but that will be rather weather dependant. We are considering driving down to Nashville and looking around the area. We have been to Nashville many times to fly in and out, and we did our Honeymoon there. But we haven't really explored Nashville at all and we are planning the family reunion there come July. We need to know what is there and where to go.

One beautiful Cardinal sits out there among all those Starlings. Its a sign that no matter how dark the world around you might look, there is still beauty to be found. For that, I give God praise. Have a wonderful day.