The last three nights have had temperatures dip to the low -30Cs.  Brrrr.  If we were going to be hit with a deep freeze again, it happened during a good week.  I've been busy with an event at work so have not been able to get outside anyway.

The daylight hours have been filled with sunshine and blue skies.  With the sun being higher in the

sky, the daytime temperatures have been decent.

The forest creatures have been coming out more often.  I haven't seen moose for a few weeks but over the last 4 days, I've seen 7 of them in addition to a couple of porcupines and coyotes.  As I drove down the range road toward home today, a moose crossed in front of me from one ditch to the other.  It joined a second one in a willow thicket.  I love watching those clumsy creatures!

The deer in my backyard have been doing overnight raids.  They must know that I have not been home during the day to see them.

There is no power in my garage.  I got home early enough today for it to still be light in there.  I noticed a pile of sunflower seed shells on the garage floor.  Beside the bag, a hole chewed through the wood floor.  The backyard squirrel has found its way into the garage again.  The last time a squirrel made its way into the garage, it constructed a beautiful nest from the pink insulation in the attic.  In the middle of the nest was the food store.  I filled a construction size garbage bag with the chewed insulation.  At that time, I plugged every hole there was in the garage.  Looks like the little rodent was persistent to gain entry again.

I'm looking forward to some outdoor time this weekend whether the temperatures are frigid or not.