At 10:25am this morning it was a balmy -25C; -33C with the windchill.  The sun was out and the sky was cloudless but the wind whipped between the buildings creating a dangerous situation to be outside.  

The blowing wind rocked the glider deck furniture back and forth.  The gusts made the bird feeders sway back and forth like the pendulum of a clock.  

As I sat at the kitchen table, I watched the chickadees at the feeders.  They had to have perfect timing to land. 

The wind kept me inside except for the brief time that I went out to fill the feeders and the grain tub.  I was out for only a few minutes but the wind made my head feel like I had an 'ice-cream- headache'.

The deer came by a couple of times through the day.  I was grateful for the wildlife coming to visit me today since I wasn't venturing out.

Tonight at 8:45pm it was -29.4C.  The forecast says it is supposed to dip to -38C overnight.  As the temperature is dropping, I can hear the creaks and cracks of contracting wood in the house.  I'm hoping this is the last blast of winter.  These windy, cold days are robbing me of my outdoor time.