Can Chickens Swim? | My 14 year old daughter asked this morning. “It’s just random.” she said. She really likes randomness right now. The phrase kept us smiling most of the day. This evening, my 6 year old daughter informed all of us that chickens can swim—she “Put Strippey,” her chicken, in a bucket of water and “she floated!”

For the birds | Not in Idaho! Minus 14 degrees fahrenheit this morning. It was a long day, a very long day. So, for any one else in a frozen wasteland here is some sunshine with some small hummingbirds or some really big flowers.

Chirping birds on a wire | The neighbor girl has been away for the holidays and came over to visit my daughter for the first time in over a week. An instant renewal of their friendship and they picked up right where they left off. They had a wonderful time. Good friends can be magic.

A perfect day for playing in the snow | The kids have spent all morning joyfully playing in the snow. When they started climbing the tree that was covered with snow while wearing snow boots, I was a bit worried, but they were as happy as this bird. And, they all lived to put their bodies at risk another day.