It is a chilly 44° this morning with a breeze that talks to you if you happen to be outside in short sleeves. However, my bird friends don't seem to mind a bit. What they do mind is that the sun flower feeders are mostly empty. I haven't gotten around to filling them since Julie last filled them. But everyone is still showing up because there is always residual on the ground. The safflower feeder still has plenty of food in it for the cardinals and there is still suet out there for the woodpeckers and thistle seed for the finches. So, --- nobody is going hungry.

I put the potted plants out this morning first thing and the wrens are all over them exploring them. They love to get down in the pots and scratch around. I don't know what they are looking for but they are enjoyable to sit and watch and their birdsong is delightful to hear. It always sounds like a happy song.

The squirrels have been here this morning checking out the feeders and then purch on the feeders and give me "the look". I have no problem disappointing them. In fact, I will declare this "National Disappoint a Squirrel Day". I mean, why not? There is a national day for everything else.

We made big headway on clearing my mother's apartment yesterday and should finish today and pay her final expenses out there. For her level of care she was paying almost $5,300.00 a month so I don't want to run into another month even at a pro-rated amount just because we haven't finished moving stuff out. Ms. Kate and I went out and rented a storage unit yesterday to put some stuff in that will go to our girls in a couple of months. Neighbor Dan was supposed to help me move furniture today to the unit but has injured himself won't be lfting anything for a while. Luckily, I have a great-nephew in need of gas money who will give me a hand later today. He's a good kid!

I'm hoping that by tomorrow I can get back to doing "normal" stuff again. The yard needs mowing, the flowerbeds badly need a hoe taken to them, I need to get out there with the weed whacker and of course, there are constantly services to prepare and I desparately need to do some parishioner visitation. I'm way overdue in that area, and it is a critical part of being a pastor.

With a busy day ahead I need to stop my blogging and have my morning conversation with the Lord and give thanks and praise for the sunshine and the blessings I woke up to today. God never fails to provide and I must never fails to be grateful. Have a blessed day.