Critters Encountered

The furnace battle continues. Partway through the night I moved from the bed to my chair in the den. Fortunately, I was able to get back to sleep, and I am grateful for that  But when I did wake up again at almost 7:30, I saw that Sue had covered herself with the second blanket. Since she runs very hot, this was quite a testament to how cold the night became. But we won and are so proud of our ancient selves for our steadfast resolve in this epic struggle, especially with the notorious Jack Frost joining the fray last night  

From various walks at various times, we've collected a few critter photos. There are a couple of cats too, but we will perhaps save them for a Caturday. We have two herons, both photographed by Sue from a distance, the first from the downtown bridge, the second from the trail near us. The second was photographed first, but Blogger was being Blogger.  (In point of fact, all of these were by Sue, who uses her nifty iPhone telephoto capabilities.)

The squirrel was posing in the park.

Woody the woodpecker was hanging out along the trail where someone has left a little collection of birdhouses. There was also a nuthatch and a chickadee flatting about, but they as I said were flitting and not posing. Apparently the woodpecker found this birdhouse good enough to eat. What a tasty treat!

I find the birdhouses to be a most pleasant addition, and I think the birds do to.