The weather won...................

 Great thoughts of getting out and grabbing some shots with the light and snow...........thoughts were just thoughts ! I have never been in such cold as what is gripping Oklahoma now. If you are talking the words fall frozen out of your mouth and become a trip hazard. We had some snow, about 6 to 8 inches, depending on where you live but it was light and I was able to clean off the walkway and around the car with a leaf blower. Which is a glimmer of genius if I may say so. I have had to shovel the words though as I was in a heavy conversation with myself...No lifting of shovels of snow just the heavy conversation !  Turn on the blower and direct the snow where you want it to go and shovel up the frozen scraps of ideas and you're done in no time. 

We always feed the birds in the winter and this year is vitally important. Over the past several years we have had a pair of doves roost and nest on top of one of out tool sheds on the patio and have their kids. It's been great fun as they sort of get used to us and don't fly off when we come out in the spring. This year I have seen bluebirds in the feeder and I am surprised as I didn't think they were around in the winter. We have also had a multitude of robins this year. I walked out on the deck several days ago and a squadron of Robins appeared over our neighbors to the south, flying in formation directly toward me. There must haver been 30 of them. I dashed for the house.....you never know what a Robin is thinking's....

The pond and waterfall have frozen over and I have investigated the water under the ice and it is flowing. The main concern with that is that the falls and two bubblers are the only supply to the fish for air. No air...no fish....Being basically homebound all I have been able to photograph is the bird feeder and the Aviary Grill. Here are a couple of shots....

 

 They look as cold as I feel.....................