2/25/24 Church s not something you go to, it is a family you belong to.

Calm, clear, 6 degrees.  A WSW breeze today , sunshine, a high of 31. Skies will cloud up tonight with a light SSW breeze, a low of 20.  Afternoon sun tomorrow with a SW breeze, a high of 44, a low of 20.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a stiff south breeze, a high of 48.  A steady light rain Tuesday night with a brisk SSE breeze, a low of 37.  Rain Wednesday and Wednesday night with a gusty south wind, a high of 51, a low of 36.  A few snow showers Thursday morning with a WNW wind, a high of 42, a low of 13.  Partly cloudy Friday with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 33, a low of 22.  Sunshine Saturday with a WSW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 28.  Sunshine next Sunday with a NNW breeze, a high of 51, a low of 30.  Partly cloudy next Monday with an east breeze, a high of 46, a low of 33.  Morning showers next Tuesday and Wednesday  with brisk  SSW breezes,  highs about  52,  lows about 40.  Showers through the weekend of the 9th and 10th with brisk NW breezes, highs around 50, lows in the mid thirties.

   Was yesterday winter's last cold winds with night time single temperatures?  There are lots of March winds mixed in with unseasonably warm temperatures.  This is the same weather that greeted us in 1977, our first spring in Maine when we moved here from Alaska.  Cows went out on pasture the first week in May.  Whatever, we will take each day as it comes.  We have two hours plus more daylight now.  I enjoy the early morning sunshine but daylight savings time starts March 10th.

    The large flock of finches and pine siskins did not come back,  We already have a good sized flock of local finches.  The red polls that were here last week have moved on also. Why the large flock was here the other birds, even the blue jays, seemed overwhelmed by the crowd.

    I think it will be church online for me today.  I'm thankful to be on the upswing healthwise but I'm tired.  Also it will be eight or so before most of the hens have finished laying their eggs.  I have to collect eggs before I go to church, some might start to freeze before I get home. A great grandson is celebrating his first birthday today.  Nicole suggested I ride with her but I've decided to take myself.   That way I can leave early if I want.

   May God bless you on this day, Sally