What a beautiful day!  Sunshine and mild temperatures brought x-country skiers galore to the Wilderness Centre.   Too bad that I was not one of them.  

When I drove in to work today, there was a convoy of vehicles coming and going from SWC.  Most had ski totes on their roofs.  I could only guess that trail conditions were ideal with all the snow that fell over the past couple of weeks.  I'll be heading to the ski trails tomorrow morning before driving in to work.  Can't wait!

Before I left home, I filled the bird feeders.  Last night at 10:30pm, I looked outside to see if the sky was clearing out and I noticed my deer friend doing a night raid.  She went from feeder to feeder, cleaning them all out.  She's not afraid to come near the house.  The tray feeder is just outside my bedroom window and she climbed the snowbank to reach the top of that one as well.  That little lady is going to eat me out of house and home.  Maybe she'll be more satisfied with food that is formulated for deer rather than sunflower seeds.  I'll be stopping at the feed store tomorrow.  My rationale is that she'll leave my shrubs alone if I provide her a few handfuls of grain each day.  So far so good.