Brrr!

The weather has been its usual up-and-down lately, but now we are heading into a frigid spell, plus winds, so wind chills will be low enough that Clio and I may just have to skip a dog walk or two. I can bundle up - baclava, YakTrax, layers - but there is not much I can do for Clio's paws. Not that she understand this. Maybe we will take a quick one around the block.

The local avian community is presumably appreciative of the feed I provide. While visiting a friend who lives in a rather woodsy setting, I sat amazed at all the cardinals at her feeders - at least a dozen. I'm lucky to get one pair. My daughter had to remove most of the trees from around her house and hasn't started landscaping the yard yet as she is having the fence replaced, so her birds are even more infrequent. They like to have a spot to roost.

I have had a cold for the past two weeks, which has left me semi-comatose from either the cold symptoms or the cold meds. TV and jigsaw puzzles are about all I have been able to manage. It's finally abating, though.

I like jigsaw puzzles where I can immerse myself into the scene and pretend that I am there. While we have had some snow this year, it hasn't been enough to get the cross country skis out. But I can dream, can't I?