Lou and I struggled to get out of bed this morning, the wind was howling and we could tell by the sound that our plastic on the back deck had come dislodged from its winter designated spot. We found the temperature was nine degrees and wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour.
We dressed quickly, had a light breakfast and off to church. We received a wonderful sermon for Epiphany Sunday. Our pastor brought out several items from Matthew 2:1-12 that I had not realized before, one being King Herod was not totally Jewish; hence his fear of another "king of the Jews".
After church we traveled into Wellsboro for the newspapers, as Lou's paper box has not been replaced after an accident in front of his house, involving a deer. We arrived home in the midst of a snow storm and high winds, came into the house and found a guest on our back deck. He did not seem afraid, and allowed us to take several pictures of him, and until Estee thought he had been there long enough, he enjoyed being in out of the wind. Lou and I believe it to be a juvenile Northern Goshawk. We are open to any thoughts on its identification.
We have a fire in the fireplace and intend on staying in where it is warm and enjoy each others company for the afternoon. Stay warm all.
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