I’m never sure, when an extreme cold morning occurs, whether or not I will have a group.
See for yourself:




We went looking for the duck pond, where constant motion keeps the water from freezing over.






Other birds:


I heard a gasp of pleasure from the group as a Red-bellied Woodpecker came quite close and stayed near for about 5 minutes.



Park scenes:




Some botany:




NATURE POETRY
The world is so full of a number of things,
I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings. – Robert Louis Stevenson
Miles Hearn
That’s enthusiasm!
And for a moment, I thought that snow sculpture was a Snowy Owl–a Snow Owl?