December 5

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Oh, the weather outside is frightful...............

(A cold and windy day!)

(This fox squirrel was all puffed up, and was using his tail as a shield against the wind.)

(I think he was hoping I would quit looking at him, so he could eat some of the tulip-tree seeds you can see, lower right....)

But the cowshe is so delightful.....

(And a few scritches from Dad never come amiss.)

(The window through which I observed the squirrel is above and directly behind the back of the couch.)

A trip to the park, later in the day.

Now you can see the ice on the pond......

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