BRRRRRR—

Winter was angry in Ohio the past few days.

Multiple snow events left us with nearly a foot of snow on the ground as you can see in the top photo while Max and I tended the bird feeders during a brief interlude of sunshine.

Even the usual wren inhabitants of the nesting box haven’t stirred in the winter chill long enough to shovel their front porch perch. Of course, the sensible members of the Carolina clan of these birds likely fled to the southernmost area of their range some time ago.

The recording thermometer shows an overnight temperature at a bone-chilling minus 14.3 degrees. It actually bottomed out at -15.7 but by then I was back under the covers with a good book trying to ignore that frigid information.

A Coleman camp lantern served nicely as a supplemental heater and allowed the furnace some well-deserved, periodic rest periods. Max and I appreciated the work of both of those appliances.

Regardless of winter’s tantrum Mother Nature still blessed us with some frosty artistry on the bathroom window pane.